Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
December 28, 2001
Submitted
September 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N395AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21100
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED DURING CLIMB OUT, FIRE INDICATION IN AFT CARGO ILLUMINATED. CREW NOTED THE INDICATION OCCURRED AFTER SELECTING ON THE WING ANTI-ICING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT PNEUMATIC DUCTS AND DETECTION LOOPS EXTERNALLY OF DINATROL RESIDUE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AT BLAST FENCE AND CHECKED SYSTEM IAW MM. OPS CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.