Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 12, 2022
Submitted
December 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21243
Aircraft time
62,774 hours, 48,170 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Battery
Part number
160117302
Condition
Discharged
Location
Smoke Detector
Component
Smoke Detector
Component part number
100064901
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CREW RECEIVED A LOWER AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING AT FL360 ON ARRIVAL INTO EFD. CREW IMMEDIATELY INITIATED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND BEGAN AN EMERGENCY DECENT AND DIVERTED TO CWF, WHICH WAS JUST SOUTH OF POSITION. THE FIRE CREW SWEPT AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND. LOWER CARGO DETECTION SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND FOUND THAT ONE DETECTOR HAD LOW BATTERY WHICH WAS REPLACED. SUBSEQUINT TESTING OF SYSTEM FOUND NO ADDITIONAL FAULTS AND SYSTEM TESTS PASSED.