Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 5, 2020
Submitted
March 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26545
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145558
Aircraft time
42,236 hours, 32,901 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Smoke Detector
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

MLU - FLIGHT 446, THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE WARNING ON SHORT FINAL. THE CREW RAN THE QRH, AND THE FA CONFIRMED NO SMOKE PRESENT IN THE LAV. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MLU WITH NO INCIDENT WHERE THE SMOKE DETECTOR WAS PLACED ON MEL 26-14-00 CAT C. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO IAH WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RESECURED THE SMOKE DETECTOR PANEL TO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS. THE MEL WAS REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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