Service difficulty report · Ballast · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 20, 2022
Submitted
October 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145170
Aircraft time
49,641 hours, 47,052 cycles
Part
Ballast
Condition
Failed
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

LAV SMOKE ALARM AFTER T/O & SMOKE WAS SEEN BY F/A & SMELLED IN COCKPIT. RTF WITH TOUCHDOWN SINK RATE OF 300 FPM. SMOKE DID CLEAR AFTER 5 MINUTES. INSPECTED LAV LIGHTS AND WIRING. FOUND UPPER LAV LIGHTS INOP, RESEATED BALLAST. LAV LIGHTS OPS CHECK GOOD . NO EVIDENCEOF SMOKE OR BURNING FOUND. PER REQUEST FROM MOCC, GROUND RAN ENGINES TO FULL POWER, NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FUMES DETECTED, OPS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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