Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 25, 2007
Submitted
April 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16987
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145261
Aircraft time
16,657 hours, 12,603 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

IAH - FLIGHT 2890, THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE WARNING FOR 15 SECONDS IN FLIGHT WITH NO VISUAL INDICATION OF SMOKE THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATIONALLY TESTED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ALL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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