Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 27, 2013
Submitted
January 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145552
Aircraft time
26,949 hours, 22,484 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3434 THE CREW REPORTED THEY RECEIVED A BAGGAGE SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE AND BAGGAGE THE EXT BUTTON ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB THROUGH ABOUT FTL 350. BAGG EXG BUTTON PRESSED EICAS MSG CLEARED NO SMOKE EVIDENT FROM FLIGHT ATTEDANT INSPECTION FROM LAV PEEP HOLE INSPECTED CARGO COMPARTMENT FOR FIRE OR SMOKE DAMAGE NO DAMAGE NOTED. THE CREW DECLARED A PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO GCK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED CARGO COMPARTMENT FOR FIRE OR SMOKE DAMAGE NO DAMAGE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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