What was found
CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT, CREW FIRED THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FWD AND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS AND THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE BOTTLE. BOTH DETECTORS WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N297AE
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B297
- System (JASC)
- 2611 · Smoke Detection
- Part
- Smoke Detector
- Part number
- 72111211000
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Cargo Compt
- Part time
- 12,620 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.