Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
520
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
819
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Compt
Part time
39 hours
Stage of operation
UK
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

SEA - SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY 4 TIMES. VISUALLY DETECTED NO SMOKE IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ON MEL NR 226150. MEL CLEARED BY REPLACING THE NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.