Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 5, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
55,594 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
3023143
Condition
Dirty
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) DURING CLIMB OUT, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED THE SMOKE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE SEVERAL TIMES. THEY ACTIONED THE QRH, DECLARED A PAN PAN IN THE INTEREST OF FLIGHT SAFETY, AND REQUESTED A RETURN. THE F/A CHECKED THE REAR BULKHEAD WHICH WAS NOT HOT, THERE WAS NO ACTUAL SMOKE OBSERVED. CARGO AREA INSPECTED POST SHUTDOWN WITH NO DAMAGE OR SMOKE ODOR PRESENT. BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS TESTED USING TEST FUNCTION AND ACTUAL SMOKE WITH NO FAULT, FOUND NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR FULL OF DUST PARTICLES, REPLACED NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR AND FUNCTION TESTED.