Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 19, 2011
Submitted
April 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49347
Aircraft time
76,567 hours, 34,266 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, P
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

DFW - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE FROM RIGHT AFT LAVATORY TRASH CONTAINER DUE TO CIGARETTE. SMOKE DETECTOR DID NOT GO OFF. EXTINGUISHED WITH HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT ICIDENT. REPLACED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND SMOKE DETECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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