Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
April 22, 2021
Submitted
April 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AB
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40629
Aircraft time
20,395 hours, 2,614 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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: SMOKE LAVATORY WARNING ILLUMINATED AND ALARM IN CABIN SOUNDED AT LAVATORY 3R. NO SMOKE WAS CONFIRMED BUT PASSENGER IN LAVATORY HAD AN E-CIGARETTE. WARNING LASTED ABOUT ONE MINUTE. PERFORMED OPERATIONS TEST OF SMOKE DETECTOR AT LAVATORY 3RL AND 3RC PER AMM 26-13-00. NO FAULTS FOUND.

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