Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
September 11, 2004
Submitted
October 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27123
Part
Panel
Part number
233N620413
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
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

SXM - FLT 1442 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGES 'AFT CARGO FIRE' AND 'FWD CARGO FIRE.' THE QRH PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE BOTTLES FIRED. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO SXM. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE CARGO FIRE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DISCREPANCIES. AN ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HEAVY CONDENSATION FROM THE OVERHEAD HAD BEEN DRIPPING ON THE CENTER PEDISTAL FIRE TEST CONTROL MODULE. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED, INCLUDING AN ENGIEN RUN, AND CHECKED SATISFACTORILY. (M)

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