Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 18, 2010
Submitted
August 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26549
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145571
Aircraft time
19,314 hours, 14,830 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
2782A
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
20,735 hours, 15,928 cycles
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

IAH - FLIGHT 2493, DURING CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE BAGGAGE EXTINGUISHER LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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