Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 4, 2010
Submitted
June 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649PP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145234
Aircraft time
23,849 hours, 22,746 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4735713
Part serial
0121
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
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 FLIGHT 2813 DURING THE CLIMB THE CREW RECEIVED A CARGO SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS MANUAL AND RETURNED TO DFW. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTOR IN C4 IAW EMB 145 AMM 26-15-01 AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW EMB 145 AMM 26-15-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CARGO FIRE BOTTLE IAW EMB AMM 26-23-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CARGO METERING FIRE BOTTLE IAW EMB 145 AMM 26-23-01. ALL OF THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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