Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
September 5, 2010
Submitted
September 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145053
Aircraft time
28,448 hours, 26,132 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, B, A

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

What was found

FLT 9410 - CREW REPORTED CARGO SMOKE INDICATION ON THE EICAS. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE BAGGAGE BAY BOTTLES WERE FIRED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE INDICATION OR ANY INDICATION OF A FIRE. THE DAU2 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE BAGGAGE SMOKE SYSTEM RELAY K0629 WAS REMOVED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLES WERE REPLACED AND THE WIRING FOR THE BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION SYSTEM WAS ALSO CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

More about the Emb EMB-145EP