Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
July 18, 2011
Submitted
August 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
527
Aircraft time
25,185 hours, 27,239 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. MX CREW RESEATED AND CLEANED BOTH CARGO BAY SMOKE DETECTOR. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE SMOKE DETECTORS, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.