Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 19, 2017
Submitted
August 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9681B
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53631
Aircraft time
49,401 hours, 24,981 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
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 THE FORWARD LAVATORY DID NOT SOUND WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SMOKING. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE DETECTOR TEST PER AMM 26-19-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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