Service difficulty report · Bushing · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
May 2, 2013
Submitted
May 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20937
Aircraft time
76,054 hours, 43,838 cycles
Part
Bushing
Condition
Missing
Location
Overheat Detect
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL 250 LOWER CARGO AFT COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON UNTIL SHORT FINAL INTO NAS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CARGO FROM AFT COMPARTMENT. INSPECTED CARGO AND COMPARTMENT NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE/SMOKE NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE DETECTION TEST IAW SECURAPLANE MM SUPPLEMENT. NO FAULTS FOUND. ACCESSED AFT COMPARTMENT PNEUMATIC DUCT SYSTEM AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK PER AMM. NO LEAKS NOTED. INSPECTED OVERHEAT DETECTION SENSOR. FOUND SEVERAL SENSOR INSULATING BUSHINGS MISSING. INSTALLED MISSING BUSHINGS AND REPLACED ALL AFT LOWER COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS PER SECURAPLANE MM SUPPLEMENT. THE REMOVED ACCESS PANELS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.