Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
May 10, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
39,046 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
No Test
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING A MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN, AN FWD SMOKE MASTER WARNING WAS REPORTED. THEY PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE AN EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN, AND EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE EXITING, THEY OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE CABIN GETTING HEAVIER THE CLOSER THEY GOT TO THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WITH THE HEAVIEST SMOKE IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE MECHANICS REPORTED THAT AN AFT SMOKE WARNING DID NOT TAKE PLACE. OPERATIONAL FUNCTION CHECK OF THE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM SHOWED DEFECTS. FWD SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED. NO DEFECTS WERE PRESENT FOR FWD SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM. AFT SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM TEST COMPLETED. FOUND AFT SMOKE DETECTOR U/S. REPLACED AFT SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CHECK REPEATED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. (TC# 20190514010)

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