Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
July 21, 2017
Submitted
July 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AL
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40621
Aircraft time
9,430 hours, 987 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
475824
Condition
Faulty
Location
Crew Rest
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OVERHEAD FLIGHT CREW REST SMOKE DETECTOR INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDING UNEVENTUL. NO VISABLE SIGNS OF SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE FORWARD OFCR AREA IAW DMC-B787-A-26-14-21-00A-720A-A. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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