Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 16, 2005
Submitted
May 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500871
Aircraft time
1,606 hours, 1,124 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
UK
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

(A LAV SMOKE EICAS) MSG APPEARED JUST AFTER LANDING GEAR UP ON TAKEOFF. EMERG WAS DECLARED, RETURNED FOR LANDING. AFTER TURNING ONTO DOWNWIND LEG IN TRAFFIC PATTERN, EICAS MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. FA CHECKED LAVATORY, CABIN FOR ANY SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. REPORTED NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO LAND UNDER MAX LANDING WEIGHT WITH FIRE TRUCKS FOLLOWING TO GATE AS A PRECAUTION. MAINT PERFORMED ENG RUNS WITH PACKS ON AND OFF, IN VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. MAINT INSP DUCTING FROM ENG AND APU BLEEDS TO VERIFY NO OIL OR CARBON BUILDUP PRESENT. NO EVIDENCE WAS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD WITH NO LAV SMOKE INDICATIONS PRESENT.

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