Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 3, 2018
Submitted
January 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70425
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49337
Aircraft time
88,184 hours, 47,624 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
AAP3690
Part serial
1191
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM CHIMES GOING OFF ERRACTICALLY FROM FORWARD LAVATORY POSITION. CHECKED AND APPROVED FOR DEFERRAL PER MEL REF 26-6. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-11-00, CHECKS GOOD.

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