Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
July 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
516
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
302313
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Compt
Part time
7,259 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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 - CLIMBING THROUGH 18,000 FEET, THE MASTER WARNING AND SMOKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS, THEN THE SMOKE LIGHT WENT OUT. VISUAL CHECK OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. REPLACED THE NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.