Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 9, 2020
Submitted
October 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31248
Aircraft time
12,507 hours, 5,282 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Fwd 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 WAS GROUNDED. AT CRUISE, FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ORAL ALARM ACTUATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THEN CEASED. NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE IN THE LAVATORY. PERFORMED LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SELF TEST, REF AMM 26-14-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.