Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
October 13, 2008
Submitted
November 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12GS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0122
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359717
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, `BAGGAGE SMOKE` ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. RAN ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF FWD AND AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENTS AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. MINOR CONDENSATION WAS FOUND AND WAS DRIED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE FWD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT IS PRONE TO CONDENSATION WHICH TRIGGERS A BAGGAGE SMOKE ALERT. SYS TESTED NORMAL. (K)

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