Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
February 17, 2010
Submitted
February 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N28529
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145512
Aircraft time
15,929 hours, 13,623 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,457 hours, 12,275 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
3601133500230C90
Part serial
NOTSERIALIZED
Condition
Faulty
Location
Left
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

SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED AN E1 FIRE DET FAIL MESSAGE. THE CREW CHECKED ALL INDICATIONS AND ALL WERE WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING RANGES. THE QRH WAS RUN AND IT WAS DECIDED TO DIVERT TO IND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN IND WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS INSPECTED BY FIRE CREWS WITH NO FIRE BEING NOTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT FIRE DETECTOR IAW EMB 135 AMM CH 26-11-01. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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