Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 74745E

Difficulty date
May 13, 2016
Submitted
May 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473MC
Make and model
Boeing 74745E
Aircraft serial
27174
Aircraft time
94,261 hours, 16,675 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC120000
Part serial
1865
Condition
False Activation
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

AIR TURN BACK. AFTER TAKEOFF, MASTER WARNING FIRE CARGO AFT. QRH PROCEDURES COMPLETED. ACFT RETURNED & MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT PHYSICALLY CHECKED. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. SUSPECT FAULT OCCURRED DUE TO MOISTURE. STATUS MSG, MD CARGO 15,11,10 LP A, MD CGO 4,9,16 LP B. FOUR SMOKE DETECTORS REPLACED & TESTED OK.

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