Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 8, 2013
Submitted
August 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28749
Aircraft time
58,274 hours, 16,234 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90499R4
Part serial
8796
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fwd Lavatory
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY. REMOVED CONNECTOR FROM SMOKE DETECTOR, COVERED PLUG IAW AWD 26-14-11 2A, D42. REPLACED DETECTOR, SYSTEM OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.