Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 12, 2018
Submitted
April 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31215
Aircraft time
10,115 hours, 3,731 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT NO SMOKE IN RIGHT AFT LAVATORY OR ANY INDICATION THAT A PAX HAD SMOKED. WATER HEATER WAS FAR HOTTER THEN THE LEFT AFT LAVATORY. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TURNED OFF THE RIGHT AFT WATER HEATER. INSPECTED LAVATORY WATER HEATER PER AMM 38-13-01. ALSO REPLACED R4 SMOKE DETECTOR PER 26-14-01. TEST OK. OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.