Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 10, 2009
Submitted
March 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
10,607 hours, 8,979 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,218 hours, 11,161 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

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

What was found

FLIGHT 6019, CMH TO CVG, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION AT AROUND 1,000 FT DURING CLIMB. THE INDICATION WENT AWAY AFTER ABOUT 4 MINUTES AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CMH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ENGINES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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