Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 7, 2012
Submitted
October 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145105
Aircraft time
31,446 hours, 29,913 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3575 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE THE BAGGAGE SMOKE WARNING CAME ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND THE AOM VOLUME 1 CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND REQUESTED CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE. THE CREW SENT AN ACARS MESSAGE TO MAINTENANCE TO ADVISE THE FIRE BOTTLES HAD BEEN USED. CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE FOUND NO INDICATION OF HEAT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CARGO COMP FWD SMOKE DETECTOR IAW EMB145 26-15-01. THE SMOKE INDICATION MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM EXTREME HUMIDITY IN MIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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