Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 9, 2025
Submitted
July 11, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0105
Aircraft time
7,652 hours, 5,111 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359717
Part serial
SEA0549
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
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

REPEAT WRITE-UP, DURING PREFLIGHT AND AFTER BAGGAGE FIRE TEST WAS COMPLETED WE GOT RED BAGGAGE FIRE CAS AND A RED BAGGAGE FIRE PUSH BUTTON ILLUMINATED. APU SHUT DOWN. RAN CHECKLIST BUT DID NOT DISCHARGE FIRE BOTTLE. WENT TO VIZUALLY INSPECT BAGGAGE BAY, NO FIRE PRESENT BUT A VERY THIN HAZE OF SMOKE NOTED. LEFT BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN. AND RETURNED TO COCKPIT. SOME TIME AFTER MY RETURN THE RED BAGGAGE FIRE CAS WENT OUT AS DID THE RED BAGGAGE FIRE PUSH BUTTON. REPLACED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-13-05. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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