Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 3, 2006
Submitted
October 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16571
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145633
Aircraft time
9,078 hours, 7,129 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2380, THE CREW REPORTED A BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION DURING CLIMB. BOTH BAGGAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE DISCHARGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QRH, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BAGGAGE FAN RELAY, SMOKE TEST RELAY, THE FORWARD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTORS AS A PRECAUTION, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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