Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 26, 2006
Submitted
January 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500812
Aircraft time
4,474 hours, 3,971 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM BOS, RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT EXAMINED THE ENTIRE LAVATORY AREA AND FOUND NO SMOKE OR ANY OTHER DISTURBANCE. THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 25 SECONDS. FOLLOWED THE APPLICABLE QRH INSTRUCTIONS AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE VIA ATLANTA RADIO, INFORMING THEM OF THE OCCURRENCE. CHOSE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT CONCLUDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION TEST PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED DURING ENGINE RUNS.

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