Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
December 1, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
16,445 hours, 23,606 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
16,445 hours, 23,606 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THE SMOKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING CLIMB AND STAYED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES DURING CRUISE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND DETECTORS, AND NOTED NO DEFECTS. THE DETECTORS WERE CLEANED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED. THE CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.