SDR UPS404918

Service difficulty report · Fire Det · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date: October 30, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N675UP
Make and model: Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial: 20390
System (JASC): 2610 · Detection System
Part: Fire Det
Condition: Malfunctioned
Location: Main Cargo Deck
Stage of operation: CR
Nature of condition: N
Precautionary procedure: A, B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED WHILE CRUISING AT 35,000 FEET BETWEEN EWR AND SDF, HAD A MAIN CARGO DECK FIRE WARNING. COULD NOT DETECT ANY FIRE OR SMOKE VISUALLY, UPS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE USED. MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT INTO PIT. FIRE TRUCKS MET THE AIRCRAFT. FIRE TEAM CAME ON BOARD, NO FIRE WAS FOUND. DEFERRED DETECTOR, RETURNED TO SDF.