Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
March 15, 2009
Submitted
March 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145624
Aircraft time
18,307 hours, 13,242 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,559 hours, 8,818 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
3006
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
17,206 hours, 11,851 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5327, MSY TO STL - DURING CRUISE AT FL350 THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING AND TRIPLE CHIME FOR A BAGGAGE SMOKE MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY DISCHARGED THE BAGGAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT THEN CHECKED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FLAME. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MEM WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE CREWS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE. THE BAGGAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED LATER IN STL WHEN THE BAGGAGE FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS.

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