SDR VTZA98303

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Jetair JETSTM4101

Difficulty date
October 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303UE
Make and model
Jetair JETSTM4101
Aircraft serial
41015
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
72111211000
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 6308 - IAD-ALB - DURING LANDING, EXPERIENCED A POD SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT ALB. MX CONTROL DISPATCHED MX TO A/C WHERE THE MX PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE POD SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM AND FOUND THE SMOKE DETECTOR IAW MX PROCEDURES AND THE A/C WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. A/C RETURNED TO IAD ON 10/04/98 WHERE MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POD SMOKE DETECTOR AND CLEARED THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ITEM ACTION. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)