Service difficulty report · Ecu · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 7, 2000
Submitted
November 9, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53619
Aircraft time
3,967 hours, 2,130 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
473925
Part serial
1045
Condition
Worn
Location
Smoke Detector
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

MID CARGO SMOKE DETECTION ACTIVATED, BOTH SYSTEMS. CREW FIRED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLES AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT IND. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE. PLACARD MID CARGO SMOKE DETECTION AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS PER MEL. THE MID CARGO COMPARTMENT CEU WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. CHECK-C 7-28-00 JFK.

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