SDR 09122005C

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 6, 2005
Submitted
September 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304CE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
198
Aircraft time
30,630 hours, 35,551 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED 50 MILES FROM SJT. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT, DECLARED EMERGENCY. AT 20 MILES LIGHT WENT OUT. LANDED SAFELY. DEFERRED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR.

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