Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
April 24, 2008
Submitted
May 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
102,142 hours, 17,896 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
30284R9B
Part serial
34150
Condition
Failed
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

NR 1 MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT CRUISE APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. REMAINED ON. REF DMI M08-058. REPLACED NR 1A SMOKE DETECTOR PER 26-14-01 SYSTEM. OPS CHECKED NORMAL PER MM 26-14-00. ALSO IN ITEM M3 REPLACED 1B SMOKE DETECTOR S/N 34151.