Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 21, 2011
Submitted
December 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16976
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145171
Aircraft time
13,031 hours, 9,841 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
7013348949
Part serial
97030666
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Part time
13,031 hours, 9,841 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 4245, CREW REPORTED A LAVATORY SMOKE WARNING EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE IN THE LAVATORY. MX R & R DAU NR 2, RAN BOTH ENGINES AT FULL POWER AND PACKS ON WITH NO INDICATION OF LAVATORY SMOKE ON EICAS AND OPS CHECKED SUCCESSFUL. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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