Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
October 13, 2011
Submitted
October 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145647
Aircraft time
21,659 hours, 19,536 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
2601
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3055 ON TAXI AFTER LANDING THE CREW REPORTED, RECEIVED A SPURIOUS BAGGAGE SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE AND ILLUMINATION OF THE BAGGAGE EXTG BUTTON. THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY, LIGHT IN BUTTON DID NOT. THE CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED EMB 140 FIM TASK 26-15-00-810-805A FOUND TO BE TRANSITORY CONDITION. UPON GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF SMOKE DETECTORS 1 & 2, FOUND 1 TO BE EXTREMELY DIRTY. ALSO FOUND CAGE DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR 1 IAW EMB 140 AMM 26-15-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAGE IAW EMB 140 AMM 26-15-0. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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