Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
June 17, 2004
Submitted
August 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77286
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7286
Aircraft time
14,754 hours, 11,638 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cargo Smoke
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ASH 6032 SLC. CREW REPORTED AN INTERMITTENT CARGO SMOKE MESSAGE AND AFTER SEVERAL OF THESE THE CREW DISCHARGED THE BOTTLES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THERE WERE STILL INTERMITTENT MESSAGES AFTER THE DISCHARGING OF THE BOTTLES. ONCE ON THE GROUND IN SLC THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE OCCURRING IN THE CARGO BAY. THE CREW REPORTED THAT ONCE ON THE GROUND THE MESSAGES NO LONGER OCCURRED AND ASSOCIATED IT WITH A HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE IN THAT AREA. CARGO BOTTLES WERE PLACED ON MEL, THEN MX REPLACED THE RT AND LT FIRE BOTTLES, P/N 34600037-1 RT, S/N 19041F1, P/N 36500018-3 LT, S/N 31791D1.