Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
August 30, 2013
Submitted
September 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661BC
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A125
Aircraft time
38,851 hours, 42,104 cycles
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Engine time
33,716 hours, 37,990 cycles
Propeller
Rotol R3904123F27
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CGAB120101
Part serial
1255
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
6,700 hours, 4,022 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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 A TURNBACK FOR AN OIL TEMP PROBLEM ON THE LT ENGINE, THE CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED OR NOTICED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX REPLACED CARGO ZONE B1 AND C2 SMOKE DETECTORS AND RELEASED. AFCF PERFORMED AND SEVERAL FLIGHTS SINCE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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