SDR KPVA200717

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
October 13, 2007
Submitted
October 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808WP
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
026
Aircraft time
27,376 hours, 54,490 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(PIREP) SMOKE MASTER WARNING CAME ON DURING TAXI. F/A VERIFIED THERE WAS NO SMOKE. (MX) PERFORMED MASTER WARNING CAUTION LIGHT TEST IAW DHC-8 MM 26-12-05. ADDITIONAL NOTES: TWO DIFFERENT P/N SMOKE DETECTORS ON BOARD THIS AIRCRAFT. NR 1 - P/N 30-231-3, S/N 35007 TIME SINCE REPAIR 174.8 HR. NR 2 - P/N 473054, S/N 0054W, TIME SINCE REPAIR 1326.8 HR. EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST THAT CELL PHONE USAGE TRIGGERS THE SMOKE WARNING AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE. THEREFORE, DON'T KNOW WHICH DETECTOR (OR BOTH) MAY HAVE GIVEN THE FALSE WARNING, SO ONLY A FUNCTIONAL TEST ON THE DETECTORS WAS PERFORMED.