Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
January 4, 2012
Submitted
January 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31131
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145708
Aircraft time
25,452 hours, 13,811 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Corroded
Location
Smoke Detector
Part time
26,147 hours, 19,978 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, CREW RECEIVED DAU MISCOMPARE WITH BAGGAGE FIRE DETECTION WARNING MESSAGES. CREW ELECTED TO DISCHARGE CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE BOTTLES IAW QRH AND DIVERTED, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX REPLACED THE DAU COMPUTER AND FOUND THE CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR TO HAVE A CORRODED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THE DETECTOR AND ITS ASSOCIATED CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED. OPS CHECKS WERE SATIFACTORY AND THE DISCREPANCIES WERE CLEARED.

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