Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 12, 2005
Submitted
January 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500865
Aircraft time
659 hours, 514 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lavatory
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

FLIGHT 6450 IND TO CVG - DURING CLIMB-OUT, A LAV SMOKE WARNING MESSAGE BRIEFLY APPEARED ON EICAS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT INSPECTED THE LAV AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THE CABIN GASPERS WERE MISTING SLIGHTLY PRIOR TO THE INDICATION. INSPECTED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR AND FOUND EXCESSIVE DUST IN THE UNIT. CLEANED AND TESTED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW EMB 26-14-01.

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