Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 25, 2009
Submitted
November 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500838
Aircraft time
13,404 hours, 12,655 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WAS PRODUCING INTERMITTENT FAILURES WHILE IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE SMOKE DETECTOR AND CONNECTOR AND PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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