Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 6, 2007
Submitted
September 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48539
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
J, 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 DIVERSION - CABIN SMOKE LEVEL 3 ALERT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DUMPED ROUGHLY 30,000 LBS OF FUEL. MX DEFERRED NR 11 MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR PER MEL M358114 ASSIGNED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 11 SMOKE DETECTOR IN REF TO MM 26-15-08-4, OPS CHECK OK. THIS CLEARS M358114. PLACARD REMOVED.

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