Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date
March 6, 2002
Submitted
March 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450PA
Make and model
Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial
30808
Aircraft time
4,878 hours, 842 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
NONE
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Main Deck
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CENTER FIRE SENSORS ON MAIN DECK INDICATED FIRE 9 HRS INTO FLT. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED NO FIRE. CB'S PULLED TO SILENCE ALARM FOR DURATION OF FLT & PERFORMED PERIODIC VISUAL FIRE INSPECTION. CLEANED & DRIED MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR. (DETECTOR CONTAMINATED DUE TO HORSE CHARTER). PERFORMED FIRE SENSOR BITE TEST. ALL PASSED. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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