SDR KCSA10041

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 747259B

Difficulty date
September 26, 2010
Submitted
September 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701CK
Make and model
Boeing 747259B
Aircraft serial
21730
Aircraft time
80,936 hours, 21,434 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR NR 5 LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED BY PRESS DETECTOR TEST "B" BUTTON (NO SMOKE NOTED). REMOVED NR 5 B MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR, CHECKED FOR LOOSE AND DAMAGED WIRES, RE-INSTALLED SAME SMOKE DETECTOR 5B IAW 747 MM 26-14-01. OPS CHECK SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS FOUND, OPS CHECK GOOD.