Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 22, 2020
Submitted
January 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
89,573 hours, 18,888 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT FLT 360, RECEIVED CABIN SMOKE LEVEL 3 ALERT. ALERT WAS INTERMITTENT ON & OFF. ELECTED TO DIVERT TO KTUL ALERT WENT OUT DURING DESCENT. CREW REPORTED THERE WAS NO SMOKE PRESENT ONLY INTERMITTENT INDICATION ON OVERHEAD PANEL & EAD. PERFORMED SMOKE DETECTOR ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW AMM 26-14-01-5, NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED THE MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS CONTROLLER ADJUSTMENT/TEST IAW AMM 31-42-01-5, NO HISTORY, NO CURRENT FAULTS AND RTS WAS GOOD. PERFORMED SMOKE DETECTOR ADJUST TEST IAW AMM 26-14-01-5, NO FAULTS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED MSC IAW MM 31-42-01-4. PERFORMED RETURN TO SERVICE TEST IAW MM 31-42-01-4. TEST PASSED. R & R COALESCER WATER SEPARATOR BAGS IAW MM 21-54-05-2. R & R 18 MAIN CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS IAW MM 26-14-01-4. PERFORMED OPS TEST IAW MM 26-14-01-5. TESTED NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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