Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
August 6, 2018
Submitted
August 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12166
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500831
Aircraft time
32,744 hours, 20,814 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
TRA7220
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
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 MESSAGE ON THE EICAS. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE CONNECTOR PLUG ON THE SMOKE DETECTOR PANEL, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE MESSAGE REPEATED ON NEXT FLIGHT. WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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