Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
December 30, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0082
Aircraft time
4,286 hours, 3,060 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359717
Part serial
0616
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
4,286 hours, 3,060 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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 APPROACH, THE BAGGAGE SMOKE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE MASTER WARNING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED DIRECT FOR LANDING. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, CLEARED RUNWAY 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 AND REPLACED SUSPECT DEFECTIVE SMOKE DETECTOR. GROUND OPS CHECK PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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