Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 16, 2019
Submitted
September 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29540
Aircraft time
56,477 hours, 23,506 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
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

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF WITH SMOKE LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL. CUSTOMER WAS IN THE LAV, DENIED SMOKING. FAS SAID THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR ODOR. AURAL ALERT AND LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 45 SECONDS. CLEANED ALL 3 LAVATORIES SMOKE DETECTORS WITH COMPRESSED GAS SPRAY TO REMOVE DUST AND LINT. ALL THREE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHTS ARE GREEN; OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 26-14-00.