Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N231LN
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B231
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED BOTH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS AND RERACKED THE WARNING ELECTRONIC UNIT.

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