Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 19, 2015
Submitted
October 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145794
Aircraft time
28,607 hours, 24,775 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 BAG SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT AT 10,000' ON DEPARTURE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, OPERATIONALLY TESTED THE BAG SMOKE DETECTORS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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