Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
January 1, 2012
Submitted
January 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18120
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145681
Aircraft time
25,899 hours, 14,006 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
2637A
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
8,823 hours, 4,941 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED A BAGGAGE SMOKE ANNUNCIATOR IN FLIGHT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT, R & R THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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