Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 747249F

Difficulty date
December 9, 2009
Submitted
December 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643NW
Make and model
Boeing 747249F
Aircraft serial
97217
Aircraft time
97,217 hours, 22,145 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Main Deck
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT, MASTER FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED WITH FIRE BELL, AND THE MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR NR 1 ILLUMINATED. LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND BELL SILENCED PRIOR TO CHECKLIST COMPLETION. VISUAL CHECK SHOWED NOTHING. NO REOCCURRENCE DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR 1A DIRTY/DUSTY. CLEANED DETECTOR. SYSTEM TESTED OKAY.