SDR 0100449880

Service difficulty report · Smoke · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 9, 2001
Submitted
February 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47651
Aircraft time
49,814 hours, 49,005 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BOTH AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVATED WHILE EN ROUTE. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED BLUE SMOKE IN LAVS. APU WAS NOT OPERATING AND NO INDICATION OF PACK MALFUNCTIONS. ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS REPORTED. IDLE DESCENT BEGAN AT 10,000 FEET. NO POWER TO SMOKE RELATED ISSUES. FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY AT DTW. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AFT LAVS AND CABIN OVERHEAD WITH ALL FOUND NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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