Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
February 15, 2009
Submitted
February 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
2698209
Aircraft time
28,222 hours
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FR3212
Part serial
330
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
28,948 hours, 32,227 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 THROUGH 3,500 FT, AFT SMOKE MASTER WARNING OCCURRED AND REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED BACK TO NAS AND NO SMOKE OR FIRE INDICATION WAS VISIBLY OBSERVED BY CREW OR CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE CREW. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT INSPECTED. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DETECTION SYSTEM DEFERRED AS PER MEL NR 26-08 AUTHORIZATION NR 020029D-C MEL CLEARED ON 02-16-09 AT MIA. REMOVED AND REPLACED FT SMOKE DETECTOR FIN NR 150WA IAW ATR-72 JIC NR 26-12-61. OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD.

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