Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 12, 2017
Submitted
January 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4452
Aircraft time
8,000 hours, 8,544 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359715
Part serial
0797
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
17,295 hours, 18,672 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. "SMOKE" WARNING NOT ILLUMINATED. R & R FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR IN AFT CARGO BAY. IAW AMM 26-12-01-00-801 AND 26-12-01-400-801. OPS TEST PASSED. SMOKE WARNING DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO DUPLICATE ACTIVE AIRCRAFT VIBRATIONS. SMOKE WARNING DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.