Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
April 14, 2014
Submitted
April 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N143JT
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
0181
Aircraft time
1,666 hours, 1,184 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359717
Part serial
1329
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT HAD BAGGAGE SMOKE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE DURING FLIGHT. PER CHECKLIST PROCEDURES CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY & LANDED AT WEST PALM BEACH. UPON LANDING FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS WAITING WITH HEAT DETECTORS TO CHECK FOR HOT SPOTS IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. NO SMOKE OR HOT SPOTS DETECTED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BAGGAGE AREA SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. TROUBLE SHOT TO BAD SMOKE DETECTOR. REPLACED AFT SMOKE DETECTOR WITH NEW SMOKE DETECTOR.

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