Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
March 31, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
515
Aircraft time
15,998 hours, 22,928 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Part time
6,505 hours, 9,465 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PSC - ON FLIGHT NUMBER 2096, SMOKE WARNING AND MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. NO AUDIBLE OR VISUAL INDICATION AND NO SMOKE NOTICED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, C/W OPERATIONAL TEST OF BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL TESTS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.