Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
May 3, 2012
Submitted
May 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14943
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145040
Aircraft time
27,778 hours, 27,075 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
2969A
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
20,585 hours, 13,001 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE CREW REPORTED A BAGGAGE SMOKE WARNING ON EICAS. THE CREW DISCHARGED THE BAGGAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND R & R THE FORWARD BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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