Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 14, 2013
Submitted
June 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145417
Aircraft time
29,712 hours, 26,971 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
SEEABOVE
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, B, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED AN EICAS BAGGAGE SMOKE INDICATION AND OVERHEAD, AUROL WARNING. PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND THE BAGGAGE SMOKE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED & THEN CAME BACK ON. BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R CARGO REAR SMOKE DETECTOR IAW MM 26-15-01. OPT CHECK FOUND SATISFACTORY IAW MM 26-15-00. PERFORMED CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR, INSPECTION CHECK IAW AMM 26-15-01. FOUND OK. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. FOUND BAGGAGE TEST SWITCH S7265 ON MAINT PANEL BAD. CARTRIDGE LOWER, PN: M30903870. CARTRIDGE UPPER, PN: M30903870. FIREX BOTTLE-630 CU. IN., PN: 346000731, SN: 1959F1. FIREX BOTTLE-630 CU.IN., PN: 346000731. SN: 1959F1. SWITCH, PN: M83731/10-271. CARGO AREA SMOKE DETECTOR, PN: 473597-13. SN: 1059. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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