Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 1, 2016
Submitted
August 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31210
Aircraft time
5,387 hours, 1,842 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE CAME FROM THE AFT LEFT LAVATORY AND CLEARED QUICKLY. NO FLAMES WERE OBSERVED. A PORTABLE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED INTO THE LAVATORY TRASH CONTAINER AND ITS CONTENTS EXAMINED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF BURNED MATERIAL FOUND. ALL OTHER LAVATORY TRASH CONTAINERS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF BURNED MATERIAL FOUND. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT AFT PORTABLE HALON EXTINGUISHER IAW AMM 26-26-01.