Service difficulty report · Smoke · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 26, 2005
Submitted
June 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500845
Aircraft time
2,670 hours, 1,930 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
2,670 hours, 1,930 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON INITIAL CLIMB AT APPROX 500 AGL, RECEIVED LAV SMOKE WARNING EICAS. SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT, SMOKE NOT VISIBLE. SMOKE MASKS DONNED AND EMERGENCY RETURN TO FIELD INITIATED. F/A REPORTED CLOUD OF SMOKE MOVING THROUGH CABIN. CABIN BRIEFED FOR PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION AFTER LANDING. NO VISIBLE FIRE OR SMOKE AFTER INITIAL CLOUD. MX RAN ENGINES WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. BLEED DUCTS WERE INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL. NO EVIDENCE NOTED IN INLET OR TAILPIPE. UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEFECTS. A/C WAS TEST FLOWN WITH NO LAV SMOKE MESSAGES OR SMOKE ODOR NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. ENGINE SERIAL NUMBERS CAE312670 AND CAE312675.

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