Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 8, 2019
Submitted
November 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33227
Aircraft time
21,582 hours, 8,818 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4755712
Part serial
AAV1142
Condition
Failed
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS DURING TAXI FOR TAKE OFF #3 FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A STRONG PLASTIC BURNING SMELL FROM LEFT AFT LAVATORY. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS NAUSEATED BY THE TIME WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED JOB CARD 05-96-70, SMOKE, ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING. FOUND LAV SMOKE DETECTOR INOP WITH SLIGHT ODOR. REMOVED & REPLACED AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-14-01. OPS CHECKS GOOD.