Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
November 7, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14204
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500968
Aircraft time
5,380 hours, 2,961 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Part serial
204084
Condition
Defective
Location
Lavatory
Part time
5,932 hours, 2,972 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

FLIGHT 2943 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LAV SMOKE IND ON EICAS. CREW PERFORMED AIR RETURN AND LANDED AIRCRAFT UNEVENTFULLY. EWR MX REMOVED AND REPLACED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.

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