Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
May 17, 2000
Submitted
May 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N363PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
520
Aircraft time
4,430 hours, 6,162 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Part serial
0450
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Part time
2,725 hours, 3,788 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

SEA- SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTANT FOR REMAINDER OF TEN MINUTE FLIGHT. RETURNED TO LAND. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTORS. FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR REPLACED (S/N 0567), TOTAL TIME-2725 AND TOTAL CYCLES-3788, TIME SINCE REPAIR IS 2952. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SMOKE DETECTORS ARE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.