Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 21, 2008
Submitted
November 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145816
Aircraft time
11,562 hours, 9,528 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
11,475 hours, 9,354 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Condition
False Activation
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

FLIGHT 6159, MKE TO CVG - DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB AT 1,000 FT, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE EICAS WARNING. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES WITH THE FLIGHT CREW WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES AND THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WAS DEFERRED. THAT EVENING THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED WHEN THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED.

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