SDR JBXA000214

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 9, 2000
Submitted
November 9, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573ML
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7227
Aircraft time
6,182 hours, 5,604 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473052
Part serial
05440550
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

SMOKE CARGO WARNING IN FLIGHT FROM RDU TO DCA. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ACTIVATED FIRE BOTTLE, LANDED AT DCA WITH NO PROBLEM. CARGO COMPARTMENT AND AFT BAY SECTION WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND FOUND TO BE IN SAFE CONDITION FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO RDU. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FALSE WARNING. OPERATIONAL TEST OF CARGO FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 26-15-00. NO FAULTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED (FWD) AND (AFT) SMOKE DETECTORS IN CARGO BAY IAW 26-15-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT AND LT CARGO FIRE BOTTLES IAW 26-25-04. OPERATIONAL TEST SATISFACTORY.