Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 4, 2004
Submitted
August 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
75,963 hours, 30,171 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
100064901
Part serial
9682
Condition
Broken
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
75,963 hours, 30,171 cycles
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

DURING ROUTINE TAKEOFF FROM MIAMI LOWER CARGO COMPT FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER SHUTDOWN, MECHANIC DISPLAY SHOWED FALSE ALARM. FIRE DEPARTMENT VERIFIED NO HEAT IN (D) PIT. DOOR OPENED AND NOTHING FOUND. OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION REQUIRED. T/S SMOKE SYSTEM AND REPLACED 2EA SDU'S IN (D) PIT AND 1 EA IN (B) PIT. RECHARACTERIZED SYSTEM AND COMPLETE INOP. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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