Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 23, 2017
Submitted
August 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N339PL
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33346
Aircraft time
582 hours, 228 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
UK
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. LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT AND WASTE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER CREW DEBRIEF, FOUND NO FAULT ON SMOKE DETECTOR OR FIRE EXTINGUISHER. LIGHT IN TRASH AREA WAS HOT WATER HEATER. CREW SUSPECTS PASSENGER USING VAPE SMOKING DEVICE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER AMM 26-14-00.