Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 11, 2021
Submitted
February 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908UP
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500144
Aircraft time
15,358 hours, 9,390 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
72111211102
Part serial
B5690
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
15,358 hours, 9,390 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

DURING CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 FEET THE BAGGAGE SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND DIVERTED TO THE KSMF. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTION OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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