Service difficulty report · Duct · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
March 28, 2008
Submitted
April 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705PS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10144
Aircraft time
9,723 hours, 9,379 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED AN ERRONEOUS AFT LAVATORY "FIRE WARNING" ON CLIMBOUT OF CLT INSTEAD OF SMOKE DETECTOR WARNING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND IN CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE LAVATORY AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTED THE "SMOKE DETECTOR" WENT OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BLEED AIR SYSTEM WAS TURNED ON DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE DUCT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM AND ALL BLEED AIR SOURCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.