Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 31, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B326
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
72111211000
Condition
Defective
Location
Rear Cargo Bay
Part time
6,168 hours
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 WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN-FLIGHT, CARGO FIRE BOTTLE NR 1 WAS FIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE, BOTH CARGO FIRE DETECTORS AND THE NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE WERE REPLACED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

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