Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 18, 2009
Submitted
October 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
134
Aircraft time
53,000 hours, 58,844 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90461S
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
DE
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

6 MILES OUT, BAG BAY SMOKE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ABOUT 5 TIMES. UPON OPENING BAG BAY DOOR STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS NOTED. INSPECTED BAG BAY FOR ELECTRICAL DAMAGE AND NONE FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACE FWD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTOR IAW 26-10-00 OPS GOOD. MFG PN FOR SMOKE DETECTOR IS PU90-461S.