Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
May 28, 2010
Submitted
June 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0121
Aircraft time
2,837 hours, 2,056 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

TEN MILES OUT ON APPROACH, CREW NOTICED BAGGAGE SMOKE ANNUNCIATION, AFTER RUNNING AFM EMERGENCY CHECK LIST, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN CREW STOPPED ACFT ON CROSSING RUNWAY AND EVACUATED THE ACFT. FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL INSPECTED ACFT AND COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE OR CAUSE FOR THE WARNING ACFT TAXIED TO FBO. ON-SITE MX PERSONNEL INSPECTED SMOKE DETECTION SYS, CLEANED ALL DETECTOR CONNECTORS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. MX COORDINATOR REQUESTED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SMOKE DETECTOR HEATER 9914772-1 AND TEMPERATURE SWITCH M1024015144. ITEMS REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY ACTION. SYS TESTED SATISFACTORY BY MX PERSONNEL AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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