SDR UPS404399

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
September 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20390
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
21561
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Main Deck Cargo
Stage of operation
CR
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

SUPPLEMENTAL MRR - PILOT REPORTED, ENGINE MAIN DECK CARGO FIRE AND SMOKE LIGHT NR 3 ILLUMINATED, WHILE AT FL 390. INITIATED UPS EMER PROCEDURE. WITH PACKS OFF AND A/C COMPLETELY PRESSURIZED AND PASSING THROUGH 10,000 FT, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS EVER VISIBLE TO CREW. REPLACED BOTH 3A AND 3B SMOKE DETECTORS. ALSO, REPLACED AMPLIFIER AS PRECAUTIONARY, OPS CK GOOD PER MM 26-14-00.