Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
April 23, 2006
Submitted
April 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14116
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145672
Aircraft time
9,295 hours, 4,928 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Part serial
203412
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lavatory
Part time
20 hours, 15 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PSP - FLIGHT 2975, THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE WARNING IN CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PSP WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR, WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE DISCREPANCY REPEATED AND THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN RETURNED TO PSP WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE PLACED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ON MEL 26-14-00 CAT C CONTROL 068098, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION IN IAH, THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE MEL REMOVED, AND THE AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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