# SDR ASOA20121207113

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 7, 2012
- Submitted: December 10, 2012
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N12167](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12167), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145XR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145XR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145xr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 14500834
- Aircraft time: 18,441 hours, 11,102 cycles
- System (JASC): [5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5320)
- Part: Door
- Condition: Broken
- Location: Test Switch
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA20121207113

## Discrepancy

CREW REPORTED A BAGGAGE SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE (NO SMOKE NOTICED) WITH ASSOCIATED BAGGAGE EXT INDICATION LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL STAYING ON.  DURING INSPECTION OF ACFT THE MX PANEL DOOR WAS FOUND BROKEN AND THE PILOTS PERFORMANCE MANUAL WAS IMPACTING THE SMOKE SYS TEST TOGGLE SWITCH.  MX ADJUSTED DOOR AND REMOVED PILOTS MANUAL FROM AREA AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK OF THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTION SYS.  ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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