Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 7, 2020
Submitted
December 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354PT
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31275
Aircraft time
9,195 hours, 3,827 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4755712
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
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. LT AFT LAVATORY HAD ERRONEOUS SMOKE ALERT FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES DURATION WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE/FUMES/FIRE. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR IN LT AFT LAVATORY, IAW AMM 26-14-01. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD.