Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 1, 2019
Submitted
July 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53616
Aircraft time
54,655 hours, 28,146 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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 GROUNDED: INTERMITTENT LAVATORY SMOKE WITH ASSOCIATED CHIMES WHILE IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-19-00.

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