Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
March 18, 2010
Submitted
March 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
21989
Aircraft time
55,059 hours, 33,399 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

SMOKE DETECTOR NR 3 LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY IN FLIGHT. VERIFIED NO SMOKE IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.