Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
December 28, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
32,809 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Part serial
0022W
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
34,809 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE CAPT CONTACTED MX TO ADVISE BAGG SMOKE DETECT LIGHT FLICKERED A COUPLE OF TIMES. A FEW MINS LATER CAPT CONTACTED FLT DISPATCH AGAIN TO ADVISE LIGHT WAS NOW ON CONSTANT, DECLARED EMERG DIVERTING TO YYY. COMMUNICATION WAS LOST WITH FLT AND A CALL WAS MADE TO MONTREAL ATC TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFO. ATC ADVISED FULL EMERG WAS DECLARED, FLT CREW ON OXYGEN, SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FLT LANDED, PAX DEPLANED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. AT NO TIME WAS SMOKE IN COCKPIT. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTORS IN CARGO AREA AND TESTED SYS. RELEASED A/C INTO SERVICE. A/C HAS CONTINUED IN SERV TO DATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENCES. ONE OF DETECTORS WAS FOUND IN 2 PREVIOUS EVENTS, DETERMINED IT WAS COST EFFECTIVE TO SCRAP UNIT OUT.