Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
July 23, 2017
Submitted
July 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N883EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft serial
260
Aircraft time
55,546 hours, 66,424 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER START UP A SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. FOUND THE NR 2 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR STAYS IN TEST MODE. OPEN