Service difficulty report · Heat Duct · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
July 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683UP
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20353
Part
Heat Duct
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
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, AFT LWR CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING ACCOMPLISHED LWR CARGO COMP SMOKE DET TEST, CKD OK. THOROUGHLY INSPECTED LOWER AFT CARGO COMP, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. WHEN INSPECTING CGO COMPT HEAT DUCT, FOUND PLASTIC TRASH STICKING TO THE DUCT. TRASH WAS PARTLY BURNED AND MOLTEN CAUSING FIRE ALARM GOING OFF. DEFERRED AFT LWR CARGO HEAT PER MEL.