Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 21, 2009
Submitted
December 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8515F
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7515
Aircraft time
20,054 hours, 17,126 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON FINAL APPROACH INTO KDTW, THE SMOKE CARGO WARNING CAME ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 16 SECONDS. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE QRH AND BY THE TIME THE QRH WAS PERFORMED THE MESSAGE CLEARED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED CFR ASSISTANCE. AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING WAS MADE AT KDTW. CFR MET THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, CLEANED AND TESTED THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.