Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
July 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0043
Aircraft time
5,234 hours, 3,764 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ44
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359717
Part serial
0457
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
Part time
5,234 hours, 3,764 cycles
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

DURING DESCENT, CREW RECEIVED BAGGAGE SMOKE LIGHT. CREW RAN THE CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEY DIVERTED AND WERE MET BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO SIGN OF FIRE. INSPECTED ACFT AND FOUND NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. TROUBLESHOT SYS AND FOUND NO FAULTS. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE FORWARD BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED, TESTED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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