Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
December 2, 2015
Submitted
December 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417YX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000382
Aircraft time
5,261 hours, 3,715 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CAPTAIN COULD SMELL SMOKE. CREW INSPECTED LAV AND FOUND NO INDICATON OF SMOKE. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED AND CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAPTAIN LATER SPOKE WITH PASSENGER WHO ADMITTED TO SMOKING AN E-CIGARETTE.

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