Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
June 1, 2026
Submitted
June 1, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N444AM
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0063
Aircraft time
5,545 hours, 3,961 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359717
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 100
Part time
83 hours, 47 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY FL200, THE BAGGAGE SMOKE ANNUNCIATOR AND MASTER WARNING SWITCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND BEGAN A DIVERSION TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WITH ARFF. WE CONSULTED THE CHECKLIST AND THE ONLY STEP WAS LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT FLL, EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY, AND HAD IT INSPECTED BY ARFF. NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS DETECTED IN EITHER BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. WE THEN TAXIED UNDER OUR OWN POWER TO SIGNATURE.

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