Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Boeing 747249F

Difficulty date
December 17, 2009
Submitted
December 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643NW
Make and model
Boeing 747249F
Aircraft serial
22245
Aircraft time
97,299 hours, 22,159 cycles
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Smoke Detector
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, CAPT'S MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO BELL. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE GROUND WIRE AT MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR 1A. PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED BY MOVING WIRE. GROUND WIRE WAS TIGHTENED. ALL SMOKE DETECTORS TESTED GOOD.