SDR CHQA000432

Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 15, 2004
Submitted
January 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145348
Aircraft time
8,292 hours, 6,634 cycles
Engine time
3,441 hours, 3,129 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Indication
Location
Lav Smoke
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMBOUT OF DFW AT 500 FT AGL, GOT LAV SMOKE WARNING ON EICAS. FLIGHT ATTENDANT VERIFIED NO SMOKE OR ODOR. EICAS MSG CLEARED AFTER 2 MINUTES. CLEANED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES AGAIN OF IND ON 1/15, CMH ON 1/16, AND CMH ON 1/17. THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR AND PANEL WAS REPLACED. THE FINAL FIX WAS REPLACEMENT OF NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO SUSPECTED CAUSE OF FALSE SMOKE WARNING. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED.

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