Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 22, 2005
Submitted
March 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145426
Aircraft time
5,643 hours, 5,470 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
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 3223 PHL-ABE - AFTER DEPARTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT MSL RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE LAV SMOKE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT INVESTIGATED THE LAVATORY AND INFORMED THAT ALL WAS NORMAL IN THE LAVATORY WITH NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE OR SMOKE AT ALL. PHL OPERATIONS WAS NOTIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD NON-EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27R AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO IND WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW EMB 145 AMM 26-14-01.

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