Service difficulty report · Smoke · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 19, 2005
Submitted
August 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145768
Aircraft time
4,670 hours, 4,070 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER AN HOUR ON THE GROUND, LAV SMOKE IND DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT ABOUT 600 FT. F/A REPORTED SMOKE IN REAR OF CABIN. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED; REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. PRIOR TO PUTTING ON O2 MASKS, SMELLED A PUNGENT SMELL. CLEARED TO LAND AND ATC WANTED TO KNOW THE REASON. REPORTED LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION WITH SMOKE IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN. ATC CALLED THE TRUCKS. LAV SMOKE INDICATION AND THE SMOKE STOPPED IN ABOUT 1 TO 2 MIN. NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED ON THE GROUND AND RETURNED TO GATE. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF NUMBER ONE ENGINE WAS BEING RUN DURING THE DELAY WITH BOTH PACKS ON AND APU OFF. DURING THE WAIT ON THE GROUND, PILOT REMEMBERED SMELLING AN ODD SMELL IN THE PACK SYSTEM THAT LASTED ONLY 5 SECON

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