Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 10, 2010
Submitted
December 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13161
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500805
Aircraft time
18,476 hours, 9,937 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Part serial
203871
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Part time
19,800 hours, 10,489 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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 3008, DURING PUSHBACK THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE SAME CONFIGURATION AS WHEN THE INDICATION APPEARED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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