Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 21, 2002
Submitted
October 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53022
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90431R3
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SEA - DURING FLIGHT 660, SMOKE DETECTOR IN LEFT AFT LAVATORY FALSELY ALARMED DESPITE NO AMBIENT SMOKE. RESET DETECTOR. SUBSEQUENT OPERATION CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. (M)

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