Service difficulty report · Warning System · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
March 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500865
Aircraft time
19,174 hours, 16,866 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
19,331 hours, 16,229 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
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 THEY RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE MESSAGE ON CLIMBOUT. NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN AND NO SMOKE ODORS WERE PRESENT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO SMOKE SMELL WAS PRESENT ON THE GROUND AND THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WAS DEFERRED. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED ON 3/9/2013 WHEN THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKED THE BOTH ENGINE BLEED SYSTEMS AND THE COOLING PACK SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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