Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 28, 2010
Submitted
November 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
526
Aircraft time
26,318 hours, 36,996 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Smoke Detection
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT INSP, AIRCREW NOTICED THAT THE "SMOKE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TRIGGERING THE "MASTER" WARNING LIGHT. GROUND CREW CLEANED THE CONNECTORS ON BOTH THE NR 1 AND 2 SMOKE DETECTOR CONNECTORS AS WELL AS INSPECTED THE WIRING. PERFORMED SYSTEM CHECKS AND THEY WERE SATISFACTORY. ACFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT STATUS.