Service difficulty report · Smoke Detectors · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354SB
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B354
Part
Smoke Detectors
Part number
72111211000
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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

AT THE GATE WITH BOTH ENGINES SHUT DOWN AND EXTERNAL POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT THE CARGO SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CARGO DOOR WAS OPENED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE WIRING SYSTEM WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND, BOTH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS WERE REPLACED.

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