Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
December 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N353PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
496
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
734386B
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
2,213 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDX- EN ROUTE FROM EUG TO SEA, SMOKE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED THREE TO FOUR TIMES THEN WENT OUT. THIS OCCURED TWO SEPARATE TIMES. FLIGHT THEN DIVERTED TO PDX. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FWD AND AFT CARGO PIT SMOKE DETECTORS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NUMBER TWO SMOKE DETECTOR SERIAL NUMBER 0936. TIME SINCE REPAIR 545 HOURS, 761 CYCLES.