Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
July 22, 2006
Submitted
October 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
426
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FR32312
Condition
Defective
Location
Aft Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHILE IN CLIMB, AFT SMOKE ILLUMINATED ON CAP STAYED ON FOR 7-8 MINUTES. NO SQUIB ILLUMINATED, NO SIGNS OF FIRE OR SMOKE REPORTED BY F/A. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT SMOKE DETECTOR IAW JIC 26-15-00. PERFORMED SMOKE DETECTION TEST AND VISUAL CHECK FOUND NORMAL IN AFT CARGO. (M)

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