Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 12, 2019
Submitted
April 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29521
Aircraft time
57,499 hours, 23,341 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory E
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AFT RIGHT LAVATORY E, SMOKE DETECTOR WENT INTO ALARM IN FLIGHT. A PASSENGER WAS IN THE LAVATORY, SUSPECTED OF VAPING. ALARM CEASED WHEN FLIGHT ATTENDANTS OPENED DOOR. NO VISIBLE SMOKE, PASSENGER DENIED VAPING/SMOKING. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SATISFACTORY LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR TEST PER AMM 26-14-00.