Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · 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
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 FLIGHT, MASTER CAUTION FIRE WARNING AND BELL ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. MAINTENANCE TESTED THE MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR, LOWER CARGO FIRE DETECTOR, APU FIRE TEST, AND ENGINE A AND B LOOPS, ALL TESTED NORMAL. PROBLEM WAS NOT DUPLICATED. OKAY FOR SERVICE.