Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
June 15, 2010
Submitted
June 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0121
Aircraft time
2,896 hours, 2,097 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359717
Part serial
0665
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

ON DESCENT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 15,000 FT. CREW RECEIVED A BAGGAGE SMOKE LIGHT INDICATION FOLLOWED BY A MASTER WARNING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED AND SHUTDOWN AT THE NEAREST RAMP OFF THE LANDING RUNWAY. THE FIRE DEPT COMPLETED AN INSP OF THE ACFT AND BAGGAGE COMPARTMENTS AND FOUND NO SIGN OF FIRE OR SMOKE. THE CREW THEN PROCEEDED TO TAXI THE ACFT WITH PASSENGER TO THE FBO. MX PERSONNEL FROM MFG TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED INTERMITTENT FWD BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR UNIT AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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