Service difficulty report · Warning System · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 2, 2013
Submitted
January 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145569
Aircraft time
28,322 hours, 24,488 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A13
Engine time
24,492 hours, 21,988 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, G, A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 11,000FT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A BAGGAGE SMOKE MESSAGE ON EICAS AND A SMOKE ODOR. THE FLIGHT CREW DISCHARGED BOTH BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLES AND DEPLOYED THE PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED BY FIRE CREWS AND NO INDICATIONS OF SMOKE OR FIRE WERE FOUND. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, REPLACED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLES AND THE PASSENGER OXYGEN GENERATORS THAT HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. DURING OPERATIONAL CHECKS, NO FURTHER ODORS WERE NOTED AND THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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