Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 6, 2023
Submitted
July 7, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335PH
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31265
Aircraft time
17,216 hours, 7,371 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED WITH SMOKE ILLUMINATED ON COCKPIT OVERHEAD. NO SIGN OR SMELL OF ACTUAL SMOKE. ALARM STOPPED AFTER 30 SECONDS. OPERATION CHECK LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR.