Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
February 18, 2016
Submitted
February 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447YX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000463
Aircraft time
2,267 hours, 1,673 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
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

PIT CREW REPORTED THAT THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED WITH NO SIGNS OF SMOKE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO DEPARTURE WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LAV FOR SIGNS OF SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FIM AND LAV SMOKE DETECTOR SYS TEST IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. MAINTENANCE BELIEVES A PASSENGER WAS SMOKING IN LAV.

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