Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
August 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145589
Aircraft time
2,240 hours, 18,637 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
2359
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4157 THE CREW NOTICED THE A "BAGGAGE SMOKE" EICAS MESSAGE AND "BAGAGGE FIRE EXTG" LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN FIRE TEST SWITCH, ON OVERHEAD PANEL, IS PRESSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR IAW EMB 140 AMM 26-15-01. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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