Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 5, 2020
Submitted
January 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B436
Aircraft time
38,398 hours, 42,904 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
72111211000
Part serial
A4942
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

SUPPLEMENTAL FLIGHT# 0142 FLL/FPO REPORT:AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE ( WITH ODOR)@7000'. RAN QRC/QRH 11-2, LIGHT WENT OUT DURING THE QRH POSSIBLY ONCE AVIONICS L&R WERE TURNED OFF. LIGHT REMAINED OFF UNTIL WE LANDED AND ROLL. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, AND WE STILL DIDN"T EXPERIENCE SMOKE OR ODOR AND OFF LOADED PAX. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND CHOSE THE DESTINATION TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AT FPO. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED FUALT ISOLATION IAW AMM 26-13-00-01, FOUND AVI SMOKE DETECTOR TEST FAILED , R&R AVI SMOKE DETECTOR IAW SAAB 340 AMM 26-13-05-04, OPS CHECK GOOD RAN SYSTEM FOR 4HR NO DEFECTS

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