Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 2, 2007
Submitted
January 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145847
Aircraft time
8,883 hours, 7,281 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
8,894 hours, 7,287 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CVG TO IND - DURING TAKEOFF A "LAV SMOKE" EICAS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET. THE FLIGHT CREW PREPARED TO RETURN TO FIELD AND PERFORMED THE APPLICABLE QRH CHECK LISTS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR ODOR COMING FROM THE LAVATORY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR, RAN BOTH ENGINES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAULT.

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