Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B307
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT, THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS FAILED THE COCKPIT TEST. MAINTENANCE RERACKED THE WARNING ELECTRONIC UNIT AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SMOKE DETECTORS AND TRIPLE CHIME VIA THE TEST PANEL. CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO DFW. MAINTENANCE IN DFW PERFORMED ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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