What was found
(AUS) CARGO HOLD SMOKE DETECTORS CONTAMINATED WITH MOISTURE. FALSE FIRE INDICATION RESULTED IN THE DISCHARGE OF THE CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2000
- Submitted
- June 23, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- Propeller
- Rotol R3754123F21
- System (JASC)
- 2611 · Smoke Detection
- Part
- Smoke Detector
- Part number
- 72111211000
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Cargo Bay
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.