Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
November 7, 2007
Submitted
November 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14204
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500968
Aircraft time
2,905 hours, 1,631 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FAU751A4
Condition
Faulty
Part time
2,905 hours, 1,631 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT 147 - TUS TO ONT - FLIGHT CREW ENCOUNTER SMOKE DETECTION INDICATION DURING CLIMB OUT AT 2000FT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK SATISFACTORY. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTOR SENSOR, INSPECTED PANELS AND FOUND THEM IN GOOD CONDITION, RAN ENGINES AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE BLEED SYSTEM WITH NO RELEVANT DEFECTS NOTED. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD. A/C WAS RETURNED FOR SERVICE IN AIRWORTHY CONDITIONS.

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