Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 28, 2005
Submitted
January 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145270
Aircraft time
12,353 hours, 9,452 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

FLIGHT 3083 - ROC-DCA - AFTER BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE DEICE PAD FOR DEICING. AFTER THREE MINUTES THE BLEEDS AND PACKS WERE TURNED ON AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORMALLY. DURING CLIMB OUT AT 10,000 FEET, A LAV SMOKE WARNING WAS ON EICAS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT VERIFIED THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR IN THE CABIN OR THE LAV. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. A VERY SLIGHT SMELL OF GLYCOL WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD IN ROC FOR A NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FIM TASK 72-00-00-810-814. OPERATED BOTH PACKS WITH THE ENGINES AND APU RUNNING. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SMELL OR SMOKE. OPS CHECK GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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