Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
July 22, 2010
Submitted
July 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20937
Aircraft time
73,436 hours, 41,583 cycles
Part
Battery
Condition
Discharged
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

PASSING THROUGH 3000 FT THE LOWER AFT CARGO FIRE ALARM SOUNDED. UPON LANDING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE LOWER CARGO COMPT SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM. FOUND NORMAL PER SECRURAPLANE CMM. NO FREIGHT IN AFT CARGO COMPT. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF COMPARTMENT LINER FOR EVIDENCE OF OVERHEAT DAMAGE, NONE FOUND. REMOVED LINER, PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF DUCTING AND AREAS FOR HEAT AND DUCT DAMAGE, NO DAMAGE NOTED. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AT T/O POWER. NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED SECOND OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE COMPT SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM. FOUND LOW BATTERY AT SDU A4608. REPLACED BATTERY AND SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL. RE-INSTALLED GILL LINER.