Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
February 14, 2012
Submitted
February 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145748
Aircraft time
20,897 hours, 18,351 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

FOR FLIGHT 3068 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER PUSHBACK PRIOR TO ENGINE START RECEIVED A BAGGAGE EXTINGUISH RED LIGHT FOLLOWED BY AN EICAS "BAGG SMOKE" THE BAGGAGE EXTINGUISH BUTTON WAS PRESSED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. NO FIRE PRESENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR IAW ERJ-140 AMM 26-15-01 (CARGO). PART NUMBER: 473597-13. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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