Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 19, 2026
Submitted
February 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934JX
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145171
Aircraft time
48,545 hours, 37,023 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED-AFTER TAKEOFF & PASSING THROUGH 2,000 FT, CREW RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING FOR LAV SMOKE. STOPPED THE CLIMB AT 3,000 FT AFTER ASKING THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT IF THERE WAS ANY SMOKE COMING FROM THE LAV. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONFIRMED SMOKE COMING FROM LAV. CREW RAN QRH FOR LAV SMOKE & PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS LAV FLUSH & LAV LIGHT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & RETURNED TO AIRFIELD. LAV SMOKE LIGHT WENT AWAY & PLANE LANDED & RETURNED TO THE GATE. CLEANED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-14-01, OPS CHKD GOOD. PERFORMED GVI OF LAV LIGHTS & BALLASTS, NO ISSUES NOTED, OPS CHKD GOOD. PERFOMED GVI OF THE GASPER FAN, NO ISSUES NOTED, OPS CHKD GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHKD OF AIR CONDITIONG SYS WITH APU, & BOTH MAIN ENGS, OPS CHKD GOOD, NO SMOKE OR ODOR DETECTED. FCF C/W NO DEFECTS OR SMOKE DETECTED.

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