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Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

FAA SDR system

Difficulty date
January 10, 2005
Submitted
January 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
504
Aircraft time
15,978 hours, 22,957 cycles
System (JASC)
2611 · Smoke Detection
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
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 SMOKE WARNING CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, ABOUT 6 TIMES, EACH TIME EXTINGUISHING AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE CARGO AREA AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR OVERHEAT. TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE 1 AND 2 SMOKE DETECTORS. BOTH CHECKED GOOD. THE NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR WAS DEFERRED AS A PRECAUTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. SDR TO REMAIN OPEN PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION. THE SMOKE DETECTORS WERE REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.