<< >> NASA ASRS Report 637629, November 2004

An emj experienced a lavatory smoke annunciation immediately after departure. The crew returned to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	637629
Time
Date	200411
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic
ASRS Report	637629
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke detector alert
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lavatory smoke at 3000 ft on climb out of an IOE flight. Advised flight attendant who is italian. Communication was difficult. First officer weak pilot referred to aom. Flight attendant said no smoke. I asked flight attendant to perform lavatory smoke detector test. I was unable to confirm he did the test at all. Elected to return and have it checked out. Lavatory smoke went out on base leg. First officer overshot localizer. ATC all over us. First officer went back through localizer. At one point, aircraft close to stall and I took it away and turned off autoplt and realigned with runway and got the aircraft back on glide path. Gave aircraft back to first officer, finished checklist, and landed. I feel I got very little help from my crew and flying single pilot. Supplemental information from acn 637631: were vectored by ATC in a tight pattern back to land at dfw in IMC. When cleared for the approach, I selected approach mode. The autoplt did not have time to turn the aircraft. I overshot the localizer. The localizer was recaptured and a successful approach and landing was made.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMJ EXPERIENCED A LAVATORY SMOKE ANNUNCIATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEP. THE CREW RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT.

Narrative: LAVATORY SMOKE AT 3000 FT ON CLBOUT OF AN IOE FLT. ADVISED FLT ATTENDANT WHO IS ITALIAN. COM WAS DIFFICULT. FO WEAK PLT REFERRED TO AOM. FLT ATTENDANT SAID NO SMOKE. I ASKED FLT ATTENDANT TO PERFORM LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR TEST. I WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM HE DID THE TEST AT ALL. ELECTED TO RETURN AND HAVE IT CHKED OUT. LAVATORY SMOKE WENT OUT ON BASE LEG. FO OVERSHOT LOC. ATC ALL OVER US. FO WENT BACK THROUGH LOC. AT ONE POINT, ACFT CLOSE TO STALL AND I TOOK IT AWAY AND TURNED OFF AUTOPLT AND REALIGNED WITH RWY AND GOT THE ACFT BACK ON GLIDE PATH. GAVE ACFT BACK TO FO, FINISHED CHKLIST, AND LANDED. I FEEL I GOT VERY LITTLE HELP FROM MY CREW AND FLYING SINGLE PLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 637631: WERE VECTORED BY ATC IN A TIGHT PATTERN BACK TO LAND AT DFW IN IMC. WHEN CLRED FOR THE APCH, I SELECTED APCH MODE. THE AUTOPLT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TURN THE ACFT. I OVERSHOT THE LOC. THE LOC WAS RECAPTURED AND A SUCCESSFUL APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE.

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.