- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2000
- Submitted
- May 19, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B286
- Part
- Smoke Detector
- Part number
- 72111211000
- Part serial
- 9106
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cargo Bay
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- F, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
DFW - FLT 3395 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT. DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO DFW. FOUND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-13-15. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)