Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
September 29, 2006
Submitted
December 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N198MR
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
149
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FR22102
Part serial
342
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
2,489 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, F, A

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

What was found

AC DEPARTED, ENROUTE, THE CREW REPORTED THAT ABOUT 2 HOURS AND 15 MIN INTO FLIGHT AT FL370, THE BAGGAGE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AN AURAL WARNING. AFTER 3 SECONDS THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE HORN HAD BEEN SILENCED. ONE MINUTE LATER THE SCENARIO REOCCURRED AND THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CREW COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE CHECK LIST, BLEW FIRE BOTTLE, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED . LANDED 10 MINUTES AFTER INITIAL OCCURRENCE, UNEVENTFUL. AFTER SHUTDOWN ON TAXIWAY, FIRE CREW THERMAL IMAGED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. UPON OPENING COMPARTMENT NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE WAS FOUND, THE COMPARTMENT WAS COOL. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED BAGGAG