Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 1, 2007
Submitted
September 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
152
Aircraft time
48,320 hours, 53,411 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER PUSHBACK AND ENGINE START, FLIGHT GO A BAG COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR WARNING LIGHT. CAPTAIN NOTIFIED F/A TO HASTILY DEPLANE THE PASSENGERS AND HAD THE F/O CALL FOR A FIRE TRUCK TO CHECK IT OUT. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR SMOKE EVIDENT.