Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
February 27, 2005
Submitted
March 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
1,870 hours, 1,802 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473082
Condition
Will Not Test
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
1,870 hours, 1,802 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE FORWARD BAGGAGE DETECTOR DOES NOT TEST OR ALERT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE FORWARD BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.