Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 10, 2004
Submitted
April 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6827
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20180
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
100064901
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Aft Lwr Cargo
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

LOWER CARGO FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, RETURNED TO FWA. LIGHT WENT OUT BEFORE LANDING. BITE TEST CARRIED OUT. FOUND THREE SMOKE DETECTORS WEAK IN THE AFT CARGO. REMOVED AND REPLACED THREE WEAK SMOKE DETECTORS, RESET THE SYSTEM. OPS CHECK ON GROUND FOUND NORMAL ON FORWARD AND AFT LOWER CARGO. (M)