Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
March 17, 2022
Submitted
March 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N871AY
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
65991
Aircraft time
5,109 hours, 919 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
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: LAVATORY 3L SMOKE DETECTOR CAME ON AND ALERTED COCKPIT IN FLIGHT FOR 3 MINUTES, THEN WENT OFF. NO SMOKE FOUND IN LAVATORY 3L. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY CHECK OF SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-12-00. NO FAULTS NOTED.

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