Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 31, 2009
Submitted
January 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11181
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500904
Aircraft time
13,232 hours, 7,446 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
3601133500230C90
Part serial
233130
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
13,217 hours, 7,439 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2172, THE CREW REPORTED AN ENGINE ONE FIRE DETECTOR FAIL IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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