Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7372K5

Difficulty date
August 18, 2006
Submitted
August 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N250TR
Make and model
Boeing 7372K5
Aircraft serial
22597
Aircraft time
48,687 hours, 27,649 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473597407
Part serial
4626
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NON-ETOPS FLT 281 KOA-HNL: AFTER ENGINE START, (OVHT/DET) ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW WAS UNABLE TO RESET LIGHT AND RETURNED TO BLOCK. MX ACTION: MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OVERHEAT AND FIRE WARNING TEST ALONG WITH THE CARGO FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TEST. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. RESET POWER TO AIRCRAFT AND MASTER CAUTION RESET NORMALLY WITH THE (OVHT/DET) ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. DURING OVERNIGHT, MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR AS PRECAUTIONARY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. SPECIFIC PART OR STRUCTURE CAUSING DIFFICULTY.

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