Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 22, 2017
Submitted
March 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N22909
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145459
Aircraft time
34,899 hours, 28,179 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N, B
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 A LAVATORY SMOKE WARNING DURING DEPARTURE WITH ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL ODOR. WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT THEN RETURNED FAINTLY AND INTERMITTENLY UNTIL ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL AIR TURN BACK. MX PERFORMED FAULT ISOLATION IAW FIM 21-20-00-801A & 803A WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. NO LAVATORY SMOKE WARNING INDICATED. NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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