Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 21, 2005
Submitted
September 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500845
Aircraft time
3,454 hours, 2,498 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Condition
False Indication
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

FLIGHT 6378 - CMH-RSW - LAVATORY SMOKE WARNING PRESENTED ON EICAS (AND ASSOCIATED MASTER WARNING) AT 400 FEET AGL ON TAKEOFF. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND CONFIRMED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WAS GOING OFF. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES, THE "LAV SMOKE" EICAS WARNING WENT AWAY. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN WAS BEGINNING TO DISSIPATE SLOWLY. NO EVACUATION WAS REQUIRED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR AND PERFORMED A GROUND RUN AND TEST FLIGHT. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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