SDR 0003099880

Service difficulty report · Smoke · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 22, 2000
Submitted
August 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47651
Aircraft time
58,742 hours, 48,038 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
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 FROM DTW, THE AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT INTO ALARM AND THE CABIN WAS REPORTED TO HAVE SMOKE IN IT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SMOKE. A DIVERTER VALVE DUCT WAS FOUND TORN AND HAS BEEN REPLACED AND BOTH WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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