Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
August 29, 2001
Submitted
September 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
21157
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
302842
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT 1278 - DFW-FWA - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE UPPER CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. VISUAL INSPECTION DID NOT DETECT ANY SMOKE IN CARGO AREA. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DFW. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT DFW. INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 3 AND NR 6 SMOKE DETECTORS FAILED TO TEST. THE SMOKE DETECTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)