Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
November 12, 2012
Submitted
November 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13123
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145688
Aircraft time
28,053 hours, 15,380 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE FOUND. MX OPS TESTED THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTION SYS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, REMOVED THE MEL AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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