SDR SHUT9817

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
November 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801SA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft serial
393
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473054
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
5,024 hours
Component
82521140015
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT 221 - DURING CLIMB THROUGH 7,500 FEET, THE CARGO 'SMOKE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIRTY SECONDS LATER, IT EXTINGUISHED. FEW MINUTES LATER, THE 'SMOKE' LIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR 30 SECONDS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BDL AND NO OTHER PROBLEM. (NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED). MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR DIRTY AND CLEANED AS REQUIRED. FUNCTION CHECKED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (X)