Service difficulty report · Fuse · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
November 15, 2010
Submitted
November 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0115
Aircraft time
3,589 hours, 2,652 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ441A
Part
Fuse
Part number
S34912
Condition
Open
Location
Smoke Detectors
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

AT APPROX 15000' INDICATED ALTITUDE AND 25NM FROM AIRPORT, THE BAGGAGE SMOKE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE MASTER WARNING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED DIRECT TO AIRPORT FOR LANDING. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, CLEARED RUNWAY AND EVACUATED ACFT. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL INSPECTED ACFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENTS AND NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE WERE PRESENT. ACFT TAXIED TO FBO FOR MX. ON-SITE MX FOUND BLOWN FUSE FOR SMOKE DETECT HEATER AND DEFECTIVE SOLDER JOINT CAUSING A SHORT TO OCCUR WHICH BLEW FUSE. FUSE REPLACED SOLDER JOINT REWORKED AND HEAT SHRINK APPLIED AND SMOKE DETECTOR REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. GROUND OPS CHECK PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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