What was found
ON CLIMB-OUT, PILOT REPORTED SMOKE WARNING IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AND DID AN AIR RETURN TO EWR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND SMOKE DETECTOR TO BE AT FAULT. PLACED ON MEL AND ORDERED SMOKE DETECTOR. (X)
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N69902
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 385
- System (JASC)
- 2611 · Smoke Detection
- Part
- Smoke Detector
- Part number
- FR3222
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Cargo Compt
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.