Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 7, 2004
Submitted
September 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
15,917 hours, 22,809 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Part serial
0512
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
15,573 hours, 22,308 cycles
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

THE CREW OBSERVED AN INTERMITTENT SMOKE WARNING WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE SYSTEM TESTS NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE NR 1 SMOKE DETECTOR. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.