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A B767 captain reported that during pushback the courier compartment smoke detector began to sound an alarm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1542830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Galley Fire/Overheat Warning |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During pushback; courier compartment smoke detector began to alarm. Pushback terminated; no smoke or odor detectable in any part of aircraft. Maintenance came on board and declared the fix was to replace smoke detector battery. I informed them that it was not a battery alarm (1 short ring) but a full on smoke alarm. 10 minutes later; they told me they were 'drying' the smoke detector because the problem was 'humidity'. I asked if drying the smoke detector was an approved maintenance procedure. They refused to answer. I then demanded they return the logbook; which they had removed from the flight deck. I wrote up the smoke detector. They had no spares; and robbed one from another parked aircraft. I am very disturbed that maintenance tried twice to lie to me and cause me to fly an aircraft with a compromised smoke/fire protection system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 Captain reported that during pushback the courier compartment smoke detector began to sound an alarm.
Narrative: During pushback; courier compartment smoke detector began to alarm. Pushback terminated; no smoke or odor detectable in any part of aircraft. Maintenance came on board and declared the fix was to replace smoke detector battery. I informed them that it was NOT a battery alarm (1 Short ring) but a full on smoke alarm. 10 minutes later; they told me they were 'drying' the smoke detector because the problem was 'humidity'. I asked if drying the smoke detector was an approved maintenance procedure. They refused to answer. I then demanded they return the logbook; which they had removed from the flight deck. I wrote up the smoke detector. They had no spares; and robbed one from another parked aircraft. I am very disturbed that Maintenance tried TWICE to lie to me and cause me to fly an aircraft with a compromised smoke/fire protection system.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.