SDR MALA050198

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 23, 2005
Submitted
February 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B410
Aircraft time
19,244 hours, 20,956 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

AFTER STARTING NR 2 ENGINE CREW NOTED CARGO SMOKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. FA INVESTIGATED. NO SMOKE FOUND. CREW HAD RAMP AGENTS CHECK CARGO BAY AND NO SMOKE WAS FOUND IN CARGO BAY. LIGHT STAYED ON WITH NO SMOKE IN CARGO BAY. REPLACED NR 2 CARGO BIN SMOKE DETECTOR IAW SF340 MM. ALL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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