Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 30, 2009
Submitted
June 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145532
Aircraft time
20,924 hours, 15,510 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,326 hours, 12,645 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Condition
Faulty
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

DURING CLIMB OUT, THE CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE WARNING MESSAGE ON THE EICAS DISPLAY. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A HAZE OR SMOKE WITH CONDENSATION COMING FROM THE LAVATORY AREA AND THE PACKS BY A DEAD HEADING CREW MEMBER. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PERSONNEL ASSESSED THE ACFT AND REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. ALL OPS CHECKS PROVED SATISFACTORY AND NO OTHER ACTIONS WERE REQUIRED.

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