Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
January 14, 2003
Submitted
February 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784AU
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25023
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
100064904
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Aft Cargo Bin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 1761 - EN ROUTE AT FL310, CREW RECEIVED AN AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATION FAULT FOLLOWED BY AN AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATION 3 TO 4 MIN LATER. CAPTAIN DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLES AND INDICATION IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. AFTER LANDING, AFT CARGO BIN OPENED ON TAXIWAY. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE. CREW RESTARTED THE ENGINES AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINT CONFIRMED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. FOUND AFT CARGO BIN SMOKE DETECTOR INOP. R & R AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR PER MM 26-15-00 WITH NUMEROUS DETECTOR BATTERIES ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 FIRE BOTTLES, CARGO FIRE BOTTLE SYSTEM METERING VALVE AND DIVERTER VALVE PER MM 26-19-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)

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