Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 24, 2009
Submitted
November 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500082
Aircraft time
7,013 hours, 5,004 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Bay
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

CREW REPORTED BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL. A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, JUST PRIOR TO THIS DEPARTURE, WAS ABORTED FOR THE SAME INDICATION AFTER WHICH THE CREW CONFIRMED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND THE EICAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. MX FOUND THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR EXTREMELY DIRTY. ONCE CLEANED, NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED.

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