Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 2, 2010
Submitted
July 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145768
Aircraft time
15,903 hours, 13,885 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
18,236 hours, 18,238 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
FAU751A4
Condition
Defective
Location
Smoke Detection
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 REPORTED A LAV SMOKE MESSAGE ON EICAS WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 500FT. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE AND NO ODOR REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RDU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN EACH ENGINE AND PACK INDIVIDUALLY AND REPORTED NO SIGNS OF SMOKE AND THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS PLACED ON MEL. THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION MEL WAS CLEARED IN SDF ON 7/2/2010. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE SMOKE DETECTOR CONTROL PANEL FAILED STEP 3 OF FIM TASK 26-14-00-810-802-A AND WAS REPLACED.

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