Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
August 18, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145581
Aircraft time
24,836 hours, 21,797 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4471, THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THEY NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT 400 AGL LAVATORY SMOKE ON EICAS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AND OPS CHECK OF PACKS PER ETN EM-72-034 R4. NO SMOKE NOTED IN CABIN OR COCKPIT. ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL, SUSPECTED CONDENSATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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