Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 17, 2019
Submitted
April 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33520
Aircraft time
30,078 hours, 12,055 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
DE
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: JUST PRIOR TO TOP OF DESCENT, THE LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AND EXTINGUISHED WITH NO INDICATIONS OF A FIRE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION TEST PER MM 26-14-00 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.