Service difficulty report · Drain · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
August 19, 2012
Submitted
August 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145581
Aircraft time
24,843 hours, 21,804 cycles
Part
Drain
Condition
Clogged
Location
Water Collector
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, REACHING ACCELERATION ALTITUDE RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION ON THE EICAS. RAN LAVATORY SMOKE CHECKLIST, FLIGHT ATTENDANT INVESTIGATED LAVATORY. NO SMOKE WAS FOUND. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT A WHITE COLOR MIST WAS COMING FROM THE FLOOR VENTS AT ROW 8 AND IT SMELLED LIKE A WET MOLDY SOCK. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORM EM-72-034R4. NO ODOR NOTED. PERFORM OPS CHECK OF LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SYS IAW 26-14-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. FOUND WATER COLLECTOR CLOGGED, UNCLOGGED DRAIN IAW 21-51-05. FOUND RECIRCULATION MUFFLER LOOSE, SECURED IAW 21-24-02. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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