Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
February 13, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
426
Aircraft time
26,981 hours, 28,221 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FR3212
Part serial
323
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
22,961 hours, 22,448 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMBING THRU 4,000 FT, AFT SMOKE MASTER WARNING OCCURRED AND REMAINED FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED BACK TO MIA. NO SMOKE OR FIRE INDICATION WAS VISIBLY BY CREW OR CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE CREW. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR AS PER JIC NR 26-15-21. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY AS PER JIC NR 26-15-00.

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