Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 12, 2003
Submitted
October 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
339
Aircraft time
30,093 hours, 33,174 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
3023143
Part serial
0017
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
23,602 hours, 26,663 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE BAG BAY SMOKE LIGHTS HAD ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. THE CAGE ON THE FORWARD DETECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY DENTED. THE FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE CAGE WAS STRAIGHTENED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.