Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
December 31, 2021
Submitted
January 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500083
Aircraft time
19,734 hours, 11,167 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
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

WHILE TAXING ONTO RUNWAY 26L IN KATL, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A RED BAGGAGE SMOKE CAS MESSAGE. CREW REQUESTED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY; RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST, AND REQUESTED FIRE AND RESCUE. THEY PROCEEDED TO THE RUN UP AREA, AND DUE TO A POSSIBLE BAGGAGE FIRE, CREW ADVISED THE TOWER THAT THEY WERE SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRPLANE AND THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. FIRE/RESCUE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE OR SMOKE. MAINTENANCE FOUND DUST AND LINT AROUND THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR HOUSING, CAUSING THE ISSUE. THE HOUSING WAS CLEARED OF THE DUST AND LINT AND A SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL TEST PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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