Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
December 18, 2012
Submitted
January 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688AN
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3633
Aircraft time
35,160 hours, 52,545 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
21561
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT. NO FIRE OR SMOKE WAS EVIDENT AFTER LANDING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WARNING WAS THE RESULT OF A FAULT IN THE AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM.