Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 8, 2004
Submitted
June 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
321
Aircraft time
31,051 hours, 34,125 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
302313
Part serial
000202
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
30,060 hours, 33,171 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLIGHT 3921 REPORTED CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING FOR 3 TO 4 SECONDS THEN EXTINGUISHING. FLIGHT ATTENDANT INSPECTED THE AREA AND FOUND NO SMOKE OR FIRE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED THE SYSTEM, ALL CHECKS GOOD.