Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 21, 2002
Submitted
April 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46052
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Contaminated
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

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A LOWER CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF. WARNING INDICATED SECTION C. AIR TURNBACK. INSPECTED PIT 33 DETECTORS, FOUND WATER INTRUSION ON ALL DETECTOR UNITS. DRIED ALL DETECTORS AND DEFERRED SYSTEM. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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