Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
May 1, 2017
Submitted
May 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802AN
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40620
Aircraft time
7,961 hours, 878 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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. SMOKE DETECTOR IN CENTER LAVATORY 3R SOUNDED AFTER 4 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT. NO INDICATION OF SMOKE. ALARM WAS RESET. ACCOMPLISHED SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 26-13-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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