Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 14, 2000
Submitted
September 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
292
Aircraft time
23,091 hours, 25,700 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Smoke Detector
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

ON 14SEP00 FLIGHT 3661 LEAVING BWI HAD SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED IN FLT FOR 5 SECONDS. AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO THE FIELD. MAINTENANCE SECURED A LOOSE CANNON PLUG ON THE BULKHEAD SMOKE DETECTOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.