SDR PNSA061006

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 25, 2006
Submitted
November 2, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677PA
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B328
Aircraft time
27,061 hours
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Avionics Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AVIONIC SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 3 SECONDS THEN WENT OUT. NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED AND FLIGHT CONTINUED NORMALLY TO ANC. MX REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR. THIS WAS SECOND OCCURRENCE IN 5 DAYS ON THIS DETECTOR, SEE REPORT PNSA061003 FOR DETAILS.

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