Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
April 9, 2012
Submitted
April 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13202
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500962
Aircraft time
15,996 hours, 8,963 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
NR
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 INDICATION DURING FLIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A BAGGAGE EXTUINGISHER BOTTLE INOPERATIVE MESSAGE. ACFT DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED ACFT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE PRESENT, OPS TESTED BAGGAGE BAY SMOKE DETECTORS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE R & R, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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