Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 28, 2010
Submitted
December 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145488
Aircraft time
23,006 hours, 21,745 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
13,814 hours, 13,266 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
M8372375R1212N
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 13,000FT THE CREW REPORTED A BAGG SMOKE MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND DISCHARGED THE BAGGAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND PREPARED TO RETURN TO MKE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECKED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT PEEP HOLE AND REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK A MKE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS INSPECTED BY FIRE CREWS WITH NO SIGNS OF FIRE OR SMOKE NOTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FOUND PIN 5 IN THE CONNECTOR (P2615) FOR THE FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR BROKEN OFF AND STUCK INSIDE THE PLUG. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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