Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 10, 2004
Submitted
November 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
529
Aircraft time
12,091 hours, 17,436 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
12,091 hours, 17,436 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

SEA - FLIGHT 2119 - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CREW RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING WITH ASSOCIATED SMOKE WARNING LIGHT. THIS OCCURRED TWICE DURING FLIGHT, HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DID NOT OBSERVE, OR SMELL, ANY SMOKE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NR 1 AND NR 2 CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS. DUST WAS OBSERVED ON BOTH. THE DETECTORS WERE CLEANED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED. THE CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.