Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
January 29, 2016
Submitted
February 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
29427
Aircraft time
50,581 hours, 17,495 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90461
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
DE
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

FIRST CLASS LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF DURING DESCENT, NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR HEAT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTED FWD LAVATORY WASTE RECEPTACLE & FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYS. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, FIRE OR OVERHEATING. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR WITH DETECTOR FROM AFT LAVATORY IAW MM 26-14-01. PLACARDED THE LT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYS, MEL 26-15A. REPLACED THE AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-14-01. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE ACFT WAS NOT GNDED.