Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
May 13, 2003
Submitted
May 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14974
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145161
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
1098
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IAH- FLIGHT 2085, DURING FINAL ARRIVAL AND APPROACH BEGINNING, EICAS WARNING FOR BAGGAGE SMOKE ILLIMINATED WITH OVERHEAD EXTG BUTTON. EICAS MESSAGE CAME ON/WENT OUT/ CAME ON/ WENT OUT A TOTAL OF THREE (3) TIMES IN ONE MINUTE AND STAYED OUT. IAH- MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR. PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPAPTMENT.

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