Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
August 6, 2012
Submitted
August 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
45,418 hours, 52,605 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4462531
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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

SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE WHILE ON GATE, THEN LIGHT WENT OUT AND NR 2 CARGO BAY SMOKE DETECTOR WOULD NOT TEST. R & R NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR IN CARGO BAY IAW AMM 26-12-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.