Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
April 4, 2011
Submitted
April 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14204
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500968
Aircraft time
12,162 hours, 6,695 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Part serial
204352
Condition
Defective
Location
Lavatory
Part time
2,774 hours, 1,540 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

SAV - FLIGHT 2334, DURING CRUISE INSPECTION THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SAV WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ON MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED AT IAH WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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