# SDR AALA20070492

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 13, 2007
- Submitted: March 26, 2007
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N70079
- Make and model: Airbus A300 B4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 B4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 619
- System (JASC): [2611 · Smoke Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2611)
- Part: Smoke Detector
- Condition: Inoperative
- Location: Lavatory
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070492

## Discrepancy

SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED IN AFT LAVATORY AFTER TAKEOFF AND A STRONG ODOR PRESENT UNTIL LEFT PACK TURNED OFF.  FOUND LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE.  REPLACED AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR AND ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN.  SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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