Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
August 22, 2010
Submitted
August 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145535
Aircraft time
24,059 hours, 18,449 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,299 hours, 17,170 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT ON DOWN-WIND LEG OF APPROACH INTO ORD, RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECKED AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ODOR. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LAV SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMB140 AMM 26-14-00, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF SMOKE OR ODOR.

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