Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 29, 2018
Submitted
October 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145510
Aircraft time
38,671 hours, 32,222 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, B, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT KAUS - KTUS“ BAGGAGE SMOKE” MASTER WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON EICAS WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL 280. CREW FOLLOWED QRC AND DISCHARGED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KELP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE. MAINTENANCE FOLLOWED THE FIM REFERENCE: 26-15-00-810-805-A. THIS LEAD TO A TRANSITORY CONDITION OF THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT (WM 26-15-50). CLEANED BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SYSTEM IAW AMM 26-15-00-700-804-A. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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