Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 14, 2017
Submitted
April 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29516
Aircraft time
52,405 hours, 21,338 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT 2 HRS INTO THE FLIGHT THE RIGHT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE THEN WENT OUT. NO SIGN OF SMOKE ABOUT A MINUTE LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. TESTED RT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-14-00, TESTS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED.