SDR Y2PA03019

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
September 5, 2003
Submitted
January 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199US
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47153
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOWER CARGO FIRE WARNING CAME ON IN FLIGHT. AC IN HOLD BECAUSE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED FOR THUNDERSTORMS. LOWER CARGO FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON. CREW REFERRED TO COM AND FOLLOWED PROCEDURES. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. ON DESCENT, LIGHT WENT OUT. AC LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON GROUND, AREA INDICATED BY WARNING WAS INSPECTED AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE WERE FOUND. DETECTION SYS WAS DEFERRED AND AC CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WHEN WEATHER IMPROVED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED. UPON RETURN, LOWER CARGO SMOKE DETECTION SYS WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED IAW CARGO SMOKE DETECT MM AND OPS CKD GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. UNABLE TO DUP PROBLEM. (M)

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