Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Aerosp ATR72202

Difficulty date
May 27, 2009
Submitted
May 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72202
Aircraft serial
220
Aircraft time
26,296 hours, 27,560 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
8930112B50L114
Part serial
8583M2
Condition
False Activation
Location
Smoke Warning
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM MEM TO BHM A SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO SMOKE PRESENT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MEM. A SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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