Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
390
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Condition
False Warning
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,466 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INTERMITTENT SMOKE WARNING OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN 5 MINUTES. CLEANED CANNON PLUGS ON BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS, PRESSURIZED A/C, AND TURNED ON HEAT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON GROUND. ELECTRICALLY DISABLED FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR AS PRECAUTIONARY. SYSTEM MEL'D. SMOKE DETECTOR REMOVED AND REPLACED LATER IN LGA. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACTC: 2,877. (X)