Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 8, 2004
Submitted
September 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
502
Aircraft time
15,875 hours, 22,794 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47305
Part serial
0502
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
15,591 hours, 22,381 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

THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD WHEN AFTER TAKE-OFF THE CREW RECEIVED AN INTERMITTENT SMOKE DETECTOR WARNING FOR THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.