Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 15, 2008
Submitted
December 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145514
Aircraft time
16,734 hours, 14,376 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
18,177 hours, 17,133 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
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

FLIGHT 5938, STL TO CLE - THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A BAGGAGE SMOKE MESSAGE DURING CRUISE. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND BOTH CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN IND. THE CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED WITH NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND THE CARGO FIRE BOTTLES WERE PLACED ON MEL. BOTH BOTTLES WERE REPLACED LATER ON THE 15TH IN CLE.

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