Service difficulty report · Unknown · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 19, 2012
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
203
Aircraft time
42,002 hours, 50,142 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Noisy
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING EN ROUTE CRUISE A BEEPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE CARGO AREA. THE F/A WENT TO EACH PASSENGER AND ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD ANY DEVICE WITH AN ALARM ON IT IN THEIR CHECKED BAGS. NO ONE ON BOARD CLAIMED TO HAVE ANYTHING. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICAL IN THAT AREA THAT COULD MAKE THE NOISE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO IAD AS A SECURITY PRECAUTION.

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