SDR SIMA0583

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 27, 2000
Submitted
May 2, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B374
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
72111211000
Part serial
A4829
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E&E Bay
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

IAH - FLT 3386 - AVIONICS SMOKE CWP LIGHT CAME ON DURING FLIGHT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT. NO ACTUAL SMOKE OBSERVED. ALARM WAS INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR. SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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