Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
May 21, 2020
Submitted
May 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816AA
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40634
Aircraft time
16,170 hours, 1,973 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
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 - EICAS MESSAGE: LAVATORY SMOKE; CREW HEARD AND SAW ALARM OUTSIDE LAV 3F-1LC, NO SIGN OF ANYONE SMOKING IN LAV. PERFORMED LAV SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK PER BOEING AMM DMC-B787-A-26-13-00-00A-300B-A, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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