Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 11, 2013
Submitted
May 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603KC
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145055
Aircraft time
36,347 hours, 29,992 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
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 4046 CREW REPORTED WHILE CRUISING AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330 60 MILES WEST OF BUFFALO THEY RECEIVED AN EICAS BAGGAGE SMOKE MESSAGE AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT. THE CREW COMPLIED WITH MEMORY ITEMS, EPC AND AOM VOL 1 CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DIVERTED TO BUF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO VISIBLE OR THERMAL EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R&R THE HIGH RATE BOTTLE AND METERING BOTTLE FOR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT IAW AMM 26-23-04. FIRE X BOTTLE-630 CU. INCH PART NUMBER 346000731. SN 34267F1. FIRE X BOTTLE-224 CU. INCH PART NUMBER 337000271. SN 44332D1. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD FOR THE BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW AMM 26-15-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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