Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
May 3, 2011
Submitted
May 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11165
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500819
Aircraft time
15,418 hours, 9,663 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
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

CVG - PRIOR TO PUSHBACK ON FLIGHT 5879 THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE MESSAGE AND ALARM BELL WITH NO SMOKE PRESENT. MAINTENANCE RESET THE SYSTEM, PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF THE LAV SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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