Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 14, 2005
Submitted
January 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302CE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B193
Aircraft time
28,070 hours, 32,748 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CGAB120101
Part serial
537
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
7,174 hours, 9,258 cycles
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

DURING CLIMB SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CARGO SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED, RAN CHECKLIST AND DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR FOUND DEFECTIVE.

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