Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
October 9, 2011
Submitted
October 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0090
Aircraft time
4,936 hours, 3,602 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
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, THE CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CHECK LIST WAS FOLLOWED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ACFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. NO SIGNS OF SMOKE IN CARGO BAY. MX INSPECTED THE SMOKE DETECTORS NO DEFECTS NOTED. ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED WITH BLEED AIR SELECTED ON, NO SMOKE NOTICED. SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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