What was found
ON TAXI OUT, SMOKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. VISUALLY CHECKED CARGO COMPARTMENT NO SMOKE FOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK. FOUND NR 3 SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE AND GIVES ERRONEOUS WARNING, DEACTIVATED NR 3 SMOKE DETECTOR PER MEL 26-6.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N874SJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46149
- System (JASC)
- 2611 · Smoke Detection
- Part
- Smoke Det
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Cargo Comp
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.