Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
April 13, 2009
Submitted
April 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14925
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145004
Aircraft time
23,780 hours, 22,359 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2493, THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION AFTER STARTING THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE LAV, BUT WAS HOT. CYCLING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER CLEARED THE WARNING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND LAV FOR SIGNS OF SMOKE / BURNED MATERIAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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