Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
September 18, 2025
Submitted
September 21, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N600SJ
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60180
Aircraft time
13,201 hours, 7,424 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FR2222
Part serial
FX0983
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 200
Part time
13,201 hours, 7,424 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTING KSRQ 9/18/25, THE CREW NOTICED THE CABIN FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SYSTEM SENSOR IS IN THE CABIN AREA BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE CAPTAIN INSTRUCTED THE FO TO GO BACK AND VISUALLY INSPECT THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. NO SMOKE WAS NOTICED. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OUT WITH POWER LEVER ADJUSTMENTS SO HE ELECTED TO DIVERT INTO KOPF. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT DESCENDING INTO OPF. AND THERE WAS STILL NO SMOKE SMELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY IN OPF. LOCAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT WHEN THE SENSOR WAS MOVED, THE LIGHT WOULD FLICKER. A NEW SMOKE DETECTOR/SENSOR WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AS BEFORE AND THE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT HAS COMPLETED TWO FLIGHTS SINCE THE DIVERSION WITH NO ISSUES REPORTED.