Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345SB
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B345
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
72111211000
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

CARGO SMOKE ALARM ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT, THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS ACTUATED, THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BTR WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR AND THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE BOTTLE, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

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