Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
March 5, 2005
Submitted
March 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
17,003 hours, 24,457 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Part serial
0465
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
14,966 hours, 21,495 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 2006 - THE CREW REPORTS THE SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR AND RELAMPED THE AFT SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.