Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 5, 2010
Submitted
December 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145647
Aircraft time
19,670 hours, 17,225 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FAU751A4
Part serial
043018
Condition
Faulty
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON FLIGHT 3104 AT WHEELS UP ON TAKEOFF THE CREW RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE HORN WENT OFF IN GALLEY. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECKED AND FOUND NO VISABLE SMOKE OR SMOKE ODOR. HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ADVISED BY PASSENGER’S THAT THEY SMELLED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAX. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTOR PANEL FORWARD OF THE GALLEY IAW EMB 140 AMM 26-14-02. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-14-01. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS IAW RRMM 72-00-00. NO ODOR OF SMOKE NOTED AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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