Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 11, 2020
Submitted
March 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33491
Aircraft time
20,125 hours, 7,697 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: ON DESCENT, LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT ON, WENT OUT QUICKLY. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HEARD IT IN THE AFT LAVATORIES AND UPON INSPECTION, FOUND NO SMOKE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 26-17-00.