Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 20, 2006
Submitted
November 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B397
Aircraft time
18,392 hours, 23,076 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
72111211000
Part serial
A5029
Condition
False Activation
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
18,391 hours, 23,074 cycles
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

AVIONIC SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF SMOKE OR FIRE NOTED, ALL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF AVIONICS RACK. NO SMELL OR EVIDENCE SMOKE OR FIRE DAMAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR IAW EMB AMM 26-13-05, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE

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