# SDR RAIA201306220002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 22, 2013
- Submitted: June 24, 2013
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N808HK
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145EP
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145EP](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145ep) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 145157
- Aircraft time: 30,790 hours, 28,998 cycles
- System (JASC): [2611 · Smoke Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2611)
- Part: Smoke Detector
- Condition: False Activation
- Location: Lavatory
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RAIA201306220002

## Discrepancy

DURING CLIMB OUT AT 15,000 FT,  CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE ALARM.  CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO DEPARTURE.  A PASSENGER CONFESSED TO F/A THAT HE USED A SMOKELESS CIGARETTE IN THE LAV.  MX INSPECTED AND TESTED LAV SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM, PERFORMED GVI OF THE LAV LIGHT BALLASTS AND ELT, NO DEFECTS FOUND.

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