Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
September 28, 2011
Submitted
September 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145053
Aircraft time
30,508 hours, 27,922 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE THE FLIGHT CREW GOT A BAG SMOKE WARNING ON EICAS. FLIGHT CREW DISCHARGED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND DIVERTED TO IAD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, CLEANED THE SMOKE DETECTORS AND CONNECTORS. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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