Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 17, 2001
Submitted
May 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3052
Aircraft time
15,288 hours, 13,705 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
SD947022
Part serial
00020069
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
805 hours, 707 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLIGHT 4044 WAS CLIMBING AND THE CREW RECEIVED A CARGO FIRE LIGHT INDICATION ACCOMPANIED BY THE TRIPLE CHIME. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK, MEMORY ITEMS, AND COMPANY PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED OVERWEIGHT DUE TO THE EMERGENCY, CLEARED THE RUNWAY, AND STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PASSENGERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO EXIT AND WERE ESCORTED TO THE TERMINAL. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION AND REPLACED THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-00-00. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.