Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
December 27, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0115
Aircraft time
4,750 hours, 3,477 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359717
Part serial
0467
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
243 hours, 165 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING DESCENT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ACFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. CREW INSPECTED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENTS AFTER LANDING, NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE NOTED. LOCAL MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. MX COMPLIED WITH A SPECIAL PERMIT INSPECTION. ACFT FERRIED TO THE MFG SERVICE CENTER TO ACCOMPLISH EO 525-1939B (CJ4 FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR MOD INSTALLATION). EO WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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