Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB545

Difficulty date
August 5, 2026
Submitted
August 7, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283QS
Make and model
Emb EMB545
Aircraft serial
55010188
Aircraft time
736 hours, 472 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
8930212B63H142
Part serial
29080
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON DEPARTURE, WHILE CLIMBING UP TO APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT GENERATED A "CENTER EBAY LH SMOKE" CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY ACCOMPLISHED THE APPLICABLE PAPER QRH PROCEDURE FOR THE SMOKE INDICATION. AS A PRECAUTION, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION UPON LANDING. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUND NO FIRE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW EMB PRAETOR AMM 26-15-02

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