Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
April 30, 2011
Submitted
May 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
76,883 hours, 19,610 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D*
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4731081
Part serial
0002
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
76,883 hours, 19,610 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 CLIMBOUT, THE NR 2 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR FLASHED ON MOMENTARLY SEVERAL TIMES WITH ASSOCIATED AUDIBLE WARNING. THE CREW INSPECTED THE CARGO COMPARTMENT FOR SMOKE OR FIRE AND NONE WAS NOTED. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE, NONE WAS NOTED. THEY TROUBLESHOT THE SYS AND REPLACED THE NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 26-.03. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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