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SDR CA000719008

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Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

FAA SDR system

Difficulty date
June 28, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
27,910 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
System (JASC)
2611 · Smoke Detection
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Faulty
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.

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT 1314 ON CLIMB OUT OF EDMONTON (YEG), CREW NOTED AN INTERMITTENT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING INDICATION. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT INDICATED NO SMOKE OR FIRE, HOWEVER CREW ELECTED TO RETURN YEG. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGAITON INCLUDED FUNCTION CHECK OF THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM, HOWEVER THE FAULT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. A PRECAUTIONARY TEST FLIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT, WITH NO FURTHER EVENTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.