Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
August 26, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455YV
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
455
Aircraft time
18,901 hours, 16,781 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Part serial
0214
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
1,053 hours, 1,038 cycles
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

RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR ANNUNCIATOR WAS INTERMITTENT IN FLIGHT. EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED FROM THE CARGO COMPARTMENT AND THE SMOKE DETECTOR WAS DEFERRED WITH THE CREW. A/C DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. 8/27/04 MAINTENANCE REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR.