Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Israel GALAXY

Difficulty date
May 31, 2019
Submitted
June 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54CM
Make and model
Israel GALAXY
Aircraft serial
042
Aircraft time
4,278 hours, 2,068 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473057
Part serial
1006
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
4,278 hours, 2,068 cycles
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

DURING CRUISE, CREW RECEIVED BAGGAGE SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE. CHECK LIST FOLLOWED, DESCENDED QUICKLY, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION DID NOT FIND ANY HARD FAILURES, EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATED/BURNT COMPONENTS, OR DAMAGED WIRING. SMOKE DETECTOR IS PRIMARY COMPONENT THAT COMPLETES CIRCUIT FOR SMOKE MESSAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR.

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