Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 9, 2015
Submitted
April 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12922
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145338
Aircraft time
35,163 hours, 26,878 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED A SMOKE INDICATION FROM THE CARGO BAY, THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE CARGO FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE, OPERATIONALLY TESTED THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM, REPLACED THE CARGO FIRE BOTTLES, PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS ALL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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