Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
February 10, 2012
Submitted
February 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14179
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500896
Aircraft time
19,351 hours, 11,066 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Part serial
203993
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Part time
19,351 hours, 11,066 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

THE CREW REPORTED A LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR EICAS MESSAGE WHILE AT THE GATE WITH NO VISIBLE SMOKE. MX INSOPECTED THE ACFT AND R & R THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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