Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
October 19, 2010
Submitted
October 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617FB
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3617
Aircraft time
26,450 hours, 33,993 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65R
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
21562B
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 100
Part time
8,829 hours, 12,725 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH ERRONEOUS SMOKE INDICATION FROM SMOKE DETECTOR IN NOSE COMPARTMENT OF AIRCRAFT. SMOKE DETECTOR IS A SINGLE DETECTOR SINGLE OPERATING SYSTEM.