Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 17, 2005
Submitted
March 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14117
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145674
Aircraft time
5,912 hours, 3,161 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Part serial
203826
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lavatory
Part time
5,917 hours, 3,165 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE WARNING IN FLIGHT. MX OPERATIONALLY CHECKED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WITH NO DEFECTS. IN PBC, REPEATED, LAV SMOKE DETECTOR PLACED ON MEL 26-14-00 CAT-C CTL NR 050058, AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE. IN IAH, MX VERIFIED NORMAL OPERATION OF LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. REMOVED MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. IN GRR, CREW AGAIN REPORTED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION DURING CLIMB WITH NO SMOKE NOTED. THE SMOKE DETECTOR WAS PLACED ON MEL 26-14-00 CAT-C CTL 050066, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN IAH ON FLIGHT 2906 MX REMOVED & REPLACED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR, OPS CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED MEL, RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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