Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 21, 2012
Submitted
September 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145108
Aircraft time
31,987 hours, 29,444 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47359713
Part serial
0096
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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 3229 THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE TAXIING RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING CHIME WITH THE BAGGAGE SMOKE WARNING ON EICAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BUTTON ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL. THEY CREW RAN EPC/AOM CHECKLIST AND ADVISED THE GROUND OF FIRE EMERGENCY AND HAD CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE TO MEET AIRCRAFT ON TAXI WAY. CFR FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO THE GATE WHILE THEY FOLLOWED. THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR IAW EMB-145 AMM 26-15-01 AND THE OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD REF AMM 26-15-00. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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