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An EMB145 flight crew return land after getting a lavatory smoke detector warning after takeoff from elm, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527443 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elm.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : elm.tracon tower : elm.tower artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2405 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 527443 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke detector |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight #abcd elm to pit. Upon departing runway 24 prior to acceleration altitude, received lavatory smoke EICAS indication and aural warning in cabin. Flight attendant notified us that alarm was on, but there was no smoke indication in the cabin. First officer and I notified departure that there was a lavatory smoke indication with no smoke and requested a return to field. We performed appropriate checklists, notified operations of the situation. On downwind of runway 24 the lavatory smoke EICAS indication cleared and we returned to field. Tower initiated alert of and dispatched local fire auths who were put on alert. Upon reaching gate, passenger were deplaned. Fire auths checked the lavatory. No smoke or damage was detected. Contacted maintenance control, followed their instructions to test system. System reset itself performed system check. System checked good. No further action required. Aircraft returned to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 FLC RETURN LAND AFTER GETTING A LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WARNING AFTER TKOF FROM ELM, NY.
Narrative: FLT #ABCD ELM TO PIT. UPON DEPARTING RWY 24 PRIOR TO ACCELERATION ALT, RECEIVED LAVATORY SMOKE EICAS INDICATION AND AURAL WARNING IN CABIN. FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US THAT ALARM WAS ON, BUT THERE WAS NO SMOKE INDICATION IN THE CABIN. FO AND I NOTIFIED DEP THAT THERE WAS A LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION WITH NO SMOKE AND REQUESTED A RETURN TO FIELD. WE PERFORMED APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, NOTIFIED OPS OF THE SIT. ON DOWNWIND OF RWY 24 THE LAVATORY SMOKE EICAS INDICATION CLRED AND WE RETURNED TO FIELD. TWR INITIATED ALERT OF AND DISPATCHED LCL FIRE AUTHS WHO WERE PUT ON ALERT. UPON REACHING GATE, PAX WERE DEPLANED. FIRE AUTHS CHKED THE LAVATORY. NO SMOKE OR DAMAGE WAS DETECTED. CONTACTED MAINT CTL, FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS TO TEST SYS. SYS RESET ITSELF PERFORMED SYS CHK. SYS CHKED GOOD. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. ACFT RETURNED TO SVC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.