Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
February 8, 2001
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24892
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
100064904
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
Part time
190 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TPA - FLT 589 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL-TPA, THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE LIGHT AND CAUTION ILGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR 60 SECONDS, THEN EXTINGUISHED. CREW DID NOT FIRE THE BOTTLES AS THE LIGHTS REMAINED EXTINGUISH. SYSTEM WAS ALREADY ON MEL FOR A CARGO FIRE PROTECTION MAINTENANCE LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD ILLUMINATING. FLIGHT CONTINUED ONTO TPA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT UPON AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL. NO DEFECTS, ODORS OR WARM SPOTS NOTED. INSPECTED LUGGAGE UPON UNLOADING. ALL CHECKED OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT NR 4 SMOKE DETECTOR UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. CLEARED AND REMOVED MEL. (M)

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