Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 14, 2011
Submitted
April 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12569
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145630
Aircraft time
17,678 hours, 14,583 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
3003A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
21,200 hours, 12,284 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

CMH - FLIGHT 3135, THE CREW REPORTED A BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION DURING DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT CMH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND PLACED THE BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION ON MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO IAH WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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