Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345SB
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B345
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
72111211000
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, THE CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW FIRED THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND DIVERTED TO GGG. REPLACED THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE FORWARD AND AFT CARGO FIRE DETECTORS. THE AFT DETECTOR WAS OEM WITH 9991 HRS TSN AND THE FWD DETECTOR HAD 5290 HRS TSR.

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