Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
August 29, 2012
Submitted
August 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145581
Aircraft time
24,900 hours, 21,851 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
FDS765A2
Part serial
203483
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 4463, THE CREW REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THEY RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE WARNING. FLIGHT ATTENDANT COULD SMELL AN ODOR OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LAVATORY SMOKE AND CABIN FIRE/SMOKE/FUMES CHECKLIST WERE COMPLIED WITH. PRIOR TO LANDING FLIGHT ATTENDANT INDICATED THE ODOR HAD DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS WERE STABLE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BACK AT DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED ALL CABIN PSU PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND LAVATORY BALLAST AND SMOKE DETECTOR. ALL PSU UNITS FOUND NORMAL EXCEPT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR HAD EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR AND PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK, IT WAS GOOD PER MM 26-14-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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