Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 19, 2002
Submitted
October 24, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3048
Aircraft time
17,552 hours, 15,094 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
SD947022
Part serial
00080110
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo
Part time
3,336 hours, 2,887 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE RED WARNING PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND RELEASED THE CARGO COMPARTMENT EXTINGUISHING AGENTS. FLIGHT 4102 THEN RETURNED TO PIT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. MAINTENANCE THEN REPLACED THE CARGO COMPARMENT FIRE BOTTLES AND THE CARGO FIRE DETECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. AS A PRECAUTION, MAINTENANCE WILL ALSO BE REPLACING THE CARGO FIRE PANEL.