Service difficulty report · Extinguisher · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 11, 2007
Submitted
July 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N298SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145508
Aircraft time
15,318 hours, 12,726 cycles
Part
Extinguisher
Part number
337000271
Part serial
34200D1
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
13,243 hours, 11,354 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3052 - SAV-LGA - WHILE AT FL370, THE BAGGAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUTTON LIT UP, NO EICAS OR AWU WARNING/MESSAGES DISPLAYED. UPON PRESSING THE BAGGAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUTTON, THE BAGG SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED BRIEFLY THEN DISAPPEARED 15-20 SECONDS LATER. FIRE BOTTLE INOP MESSAGE APPEARED, NO AWU WARNINGS AT ANY POINT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMPLIED WITH QRH. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HIGH RATE BOTTLE AND METERING BOTTLE IAW MM 26-23-01.

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