Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 28, 2007
Submitted
December 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145424
Aircraft time
17,700 hours, 14,516 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,066 hours, 11,611 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
2309
Condition
False Indication
Location
Baggage Compt
Part time
17,707 hours, 14,523 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

CLE TO MSY - AFTER LEVELING OUT AT FL360, THE CREW RECEIVED AN EICAS WARNING FOR "BAGG SMOKE". THE CREW COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE QRH CHECKLISTS AND PRESSED THE EXTINGUISHER BUTTON, THEN RECEIVED THE "BAGG EXTNGBTL INOP" MESSAGE. ON DESCENT TO CMH, THE BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED AND NO SIGNS OF FIRE OR SMOKE WERE PRESENT AND BOTH EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES AND BOTH BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS AND THE SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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