Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Cndair CL600*

Difficulty date
May 31, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL600*
Engine
Ge CF348C5A1
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
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

(CAN) PILOTS REPORTED, SMOKE FWD LAVATORY EMERGENCY MESSAGE IN FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRONG ODOR INTO THE COCKPIT. FLIGHT CREW DECIDED TO PERFORM AIR-TURN-BACK. UPON ACFT ARRIVAL, NO WARNING MESSAGES WERE PRESENT ON THE EICAS. MAINTENANCE DEBRIEFED CABIN CREW AND THEY DID NOT REPORT ANY BURNING ODOR OR OTHER ABNORMALITIES IN GALLEY OR FWD LAV. FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WAS TESTED OK AND THE ACFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.