SDR U0GA107642

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
January 11, 2006
Submitted
February 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577EH
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760222
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
30231R7B
Condition
Activated
Location
Cargo Bay
Component
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Component part number
MAJPART
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

THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFELY AND TURNED BACK OFF, THEN BACK ON. THE PASSENGERS WERE BRIEFED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. AFTER SHUT DOWN THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED AND BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT INSPECTED. NO SIGN OF FIRE WAS NOTED, BUT THE SMELL OF DEODORANT WAS DETECTED. SUSPECT AN AEROSOL CAN OF DEODORANT RELEASED PART OF ITS CONTENT AND SET OFF THE SMOKE DETECTOR. THE EQUIPMENT WAS MELED. UPON ARRIVAL AT BASE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SMOKE DETECTOR AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. THE MEL WAS CLEARED.