SDR IXXA9682

Service difficulty report · Control Amp · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
May 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N51CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46027
Part
Control Amp
Part number
303261
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE BETWEEN ELP AND TOL IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 37, THE MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ATC WAS ADVISED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO OKC. ON THE GROUND IN OKC, AND AIRCRAFT WAS CHECKED FOR SIGNS OF FIRE, SMOKE, OR ODORS OF COMBUSITON. NONE WERE FOUND IN THE MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT OR THE BELLY COMPARTMENTS. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM REVEALED A SMOKE DETECTOR CONTROL AMPLIFIER WHICH INTERMITTENTLY PRODUCES A FALSE WARNING LIGHT ON THE GROUND. THE AMPLIFIER WAS REPLACED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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