Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 11, 2015
Submitted
August 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
33,358 hours, 34,695 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFT CARGO BAY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF WITH ASSOICATED SMOKE WARNING WHILE ACFT WAS PARKED ON THE GROUND. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE. FOUND THE DETECTORS COVERED IN DUST DUE TO DUST STORM. CLEANED THE DETECTORS AND C/W OPS TEST IAW AMM 26-12-06. CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.