Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 18, 2007
Submitted
November 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
387
Aircraft time
29,595 hours, 32,750 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Part serial
0772
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
11,153 hours, 13,062 cycles
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

SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAXI OUT SEVERAL TIMES. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DID NOT NOTICE THE SMELL OF SMOKE ON TAXI OUT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DID AN INSPECTION OF THE BAG BAY DURING TAXI BACK TO GATE, NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED. INSPECTED BAG BAY AREA, EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE WAS DETECTED. REPLACED BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS S/N: 0555 AND 0772. S/N 0772 HAS HAD PREVIOUS HISTORY OF THIS DISCREPANCY.