Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 4, 2012
Submitted
September 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145486
Aircraft time
26,997 hours, 21,966 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
23,569 hours, 20,991 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW REPORTED A LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION ON THE EICAS. THE FLIGHT CREW FURTHER REPORTED THAT NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED AND THERE WAS NO SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN OR COCKPIT. THE INDICATION CLEARED ITSELF AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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