Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
September 9, 2011
Submitted
September 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145616
Aircraft time
22,910 hours, 19,446 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3405 THE CREW REPORTED, RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION INFLIGHT. THE CREW PULLED E11, E12 CIRCUIT BREAKERS PER PROCEDURE, NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FIRE WARNING. THE CREW REPORTED THE MESSAGE SELF EXTINGUISHED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR DIRTY, CLEANED IAW EMB AMM 26-14-01. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW EMB AMM 26-14-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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