Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
November 30, 2011
Submitted
December 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229CK
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
229
Aircraft time
34,219 hours, 27,625 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
302313
Part serial
11575
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KDOV, THE TOWER ADVISED THE CREW THAT THEY WERE TRAILING SMOKE. SOON AFTER, THE CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KDOV. THE TRAILING SMOKE IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN WATER VAPORS DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT SITTING IN THE RAIN SEVERAL DAYS. THE SMOKE DETECT LIGHT ILLUMINATING WAS FALSE INDICATION. NO SMELL OF SMOKE OR EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND FAULTY SMOKE DETECTION BOX. SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS.