Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug C118A

Difficulty date
January 9, 2014
Submitted
January 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351CE
Make and model
Doug C118A
Aircraft serial
44599
Aircraft time
36,802 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Smoke Detector
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

SMOKE INDICATION IN MAIN CABIN, CREWMEMBER INSPECTED WHILE WEARING PBE. TURNED TOWARD NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. AFTER INSPECTION NO SMOKE NO FIRE & PROCEEDED TOWARDS ANC. CLEANED & SECURED NR 3 SMOKE DETECTOR GND. R & R 3 WIRES AT FS 470 FWD OF DOME LIGHT IAW DC6 LMM28-5-2.

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