Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 9, 2010
Submitted
June 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145763
Aircraft time
17,135 hours, 14,737 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,321 hours, 18,078 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

AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 1,000FT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LGA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO CMH FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. CMH MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES AND PACKS IN MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS AND COULD NOT RE-CREATE THE FAULT AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND WHILE USING THE AERO TRACER. THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR AND TEST PANEL WERE REPLACED AND THE SUBSEQUENT TEST FLIGHT FOUND NO FURTHER DEFECTS.

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