Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 27, 2011
Submitted
March 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16559
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145603
Aircraft time
18,081 hours, 14,370 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
244
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
204,731 hours, 204,023 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

MCI - FLIGHT 5791, THE CREW REPORTED A BAGG SMOKE MESSAGE DURING FLIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD THAT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE CREW VERIFIED NO SMOKE OR FIRE PRESENT AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MCI WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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