Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
October 28, 2010
Submitted
October 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N358PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
506
Aircraft time
27,568 hours, 39,096 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Part serial
1713
Condition
False Indication
Part time
906 hours, 1,171 cycles
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE IN FLIGHT. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR APPROX 5 SECONDS, THERE WAS NO SECONDARY SIGNS OF FIRE , BUT ELECTED TO DIVERT, BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS WERE MEL. MX CREW R & R BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.