Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 6, 2006
Submitted
June 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145515
Aircraft time
12,061 hours, 9,909 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF RECEIVED A -LAV SMOKE- INDICATION, QUICKLY VERIFIED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT. COULD SMELL A FAINT ODOR WHICH SMELLED LIKE BURNING OIL OR GREASE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CANCELLED THE LAV SMOKE ALARM, SAW NO SMOKE OR FIRE IN THE LAV OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CABIN. AS A PRECAUTION, AND PER THE QRH, PULLED THE LAV LIGHT AND FLUSH CIRCUIT BREAKERS. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES, THE LAV SMOKE INDICATION WENT AWAY. ALL SYSTEMS SEEMED NORMAL, THERE WERE NO FURTHER INDICATIONS OF SMOKE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN, NO LAV SMOKE INDICATION. VISUALLY INSPECTED BOTH ENGINE INLETS AND EXHAUST. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW RR MM 70-00-00.

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