Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 1, 2012
Submitted
June 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
312
Aircraft time
49,865 hours, 54,983 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
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 WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT FOR 5 MINUTES. DECLARED EMERGENCY. AFTER LANDING. NO SMOKE OR ODORS DETECTED. R & R NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR. ALL SMOKE DETECTORS CHECKED NORMALLY. INSPECTED AREA FOR SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE. NONE FOUND. OPS CHECKED SMOKE DETECTORS IAW WITH -8 MM 26-12-01.