Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 24, 2013
Submitted
January 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500865
Aircraft time
18,958 hours, 16,663 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A12
Engine time
19,116 hours, 16,027 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Laavatory
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

CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, THEY RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE WARNING INDICATION. NO VISIBLE SMOKE, VAPOR, OR ODOR WAS NOTED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FAULT WAS NARROWED DOWN TO COMING FROM PACK NUMBER 2 AND THE PACK WAS DEFERRED. CMH MAINTENANCE CLEARED THE DEFERRAL WHEN AN OPERATIONAL CHECK ON PACK NUMBER 2 WAS PERFORMED AND NO LAVATORY SMOKE MESSAGE APPEARED. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPORTED THAT THEY REMOVED EXCESS GLYCOL FROM THE PACK SYSTEM. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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