Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
September 13, 2020
Submitted
September 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29579
Aircraft time
85,246 hours, 10,930 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90471WR1
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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 NOT GROUNDED. L4 LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR EICAS INDICATION, APPEARED NUMEROUS TIMES IN FLIGHT, LAVATORY NOT OCCUPIED. MEL 09-135DC-C REF 2603 LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR *LAV UNUSEABLE* AUTHORIZED. NO PRIOR HISTORY, TROUBLESHOOTING. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: REMOVED AND REPLACED L4 LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR, PER AMM 26-13-01, NO HARD FAULT FOUND. FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD. CLEARED MEL. (CLOSED)