Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
February 20, 2020
Submitted
February 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AL
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40621
Aircraft time
19,055 hours, 2,266 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Crew Rest
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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: 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, SMOKE ALERT ILLUMINATED ASSOCIATED WITH CREW REST AREA. CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND NO SMOKE WAS FOUND, ALERT WAS CANCELLED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 26-10-F4 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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