Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
March 13, 2007
Submitted
March 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425CS
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
525B0132
Aircraft time
87 hours, 67 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359717
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT FL110 THE BAGGAGE SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO SMOKE OR SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN BY THE FLIGHT CREW. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM FOUND DUST ON THE CEILING AREA AND SMOKE DETECTOR IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. CEILING AND SMOKE DETECTOR WAS CLEANED. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR BURNING WAS FOUND. SYSTEM TEST WAS GOOD.

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