Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
November 22, 2016
Submitted
November 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642AN
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3611
Aircraft time
39,898 hours, 60,524 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
21562B
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

FIRST OFFICER NOTICED AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE IN FLIGHT. PER RH CAPTAIN DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS INTO AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. INSPECTED AND DETERMINED NO ACTUAL FIRE OR SMOKE WAS PRESENT.