Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
September 17, 2000
Submitted
October 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21875
Aircraft time
64,247 hours, 17,140 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Switch
Part number
824PTY
Condition
Damaged
Location
Smoke Detector
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ANNOUNCES IN FLIGHT. *S/D* CHECK OF THE DETECTOR FOUND THAT THE TEST SWITCH HAD BEEN DAMAGED (NO DETENT) AND COULD VIBRATE TO THE ''TEST'' POSITION AND SOUND THE ALARM. A SERVICEABLE DETECTOR WAS INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND OPERATION HAS BEEN NORMAL TO DATE.