Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 26, 2010
Submitted
September 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145763
Aircraft time
17,837 hours, 15,429 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,023 hours, 18,770 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE WARNING APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ODOR WERE FOUND. THE FLIGHT THEN RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR AND LAV SMOKE DETECTOR CONTROL PANEL AND NO FURTHER INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT.

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