Service difficulty report · Smoke Det Amp · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
191
Part
Smoke Det Amp
Part number
30326E7
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Bagg Compt
Part time
13,306 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

FLT 3534 - AFT BAG COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED IN TURBULANCE. EMERGENCY DECLARED, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LNS. SMOKE WARNING INDICATION EXTINGUISHED ON LANDING. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR AMPLIFIER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. SYSTEM TEST AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)