Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354SB
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B354
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
721112110
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Compt
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

THE CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, THE NR 1 CARGO EXTINGUISHER FIRE BOTTLE WAS FIRED. EMERGENCY GROUND EVACUATION WAS CONDUCTED INCLUDING PULLING BOTH FIRE HANDLES AND FIRING BOTH ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS AND ALL BLOWN FIRE BOTTLES.

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