Service difficulty report · Control Module · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 9, 2013
Submitted
July 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145691
Aircraft time
25,469 hours, 20,992 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
23,886 hours, 20,374 cycles
Part
Control Module
Part number
14534156401
Condition
Faulty
Location
Extinguisher
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

RECEIVED A BAGGAGE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE INOPERATIVE MESSAGE DURING CRUISE. MESSAGE CLEARED ON ITS OWN AND THE F/A REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FIRE IN THE BAGGAGE AREA. DURING DESCENT BAGGAGE EXTINGUISHING LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO OTHER MESSAGES PRESENT. FOLLOWED QUICK REF HANDBOOK AND BLEW THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLES. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. LARGE AND SMALL BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE BOTTLES REPLACED. CONTROL MODULE ASSY REPLACED.

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