Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
May 17, 2019
Submitted
June 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22213
Aircraft time
89,120 hours, 42,364 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
SA710CN
Condition
Dirty
Location
Supernumerary
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

THE SUPERNUMERARY AREA SMOKE DETECTOR'S ALARM SOUNDED WITH NO SMOKE PRESENT AFTER OPENING THE COMPARTMENT’S DOOR. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE (GROUNDED) AND THE SMOKE DETECTOR WAS CLEANED. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE DETECTOR'S ALARM WAS DUST IN THE SMOKE DETECTOR.