Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
January 31, 2025
Submitted
February 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41135
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
29284
Aircraft time
98,016 hours, 21,107 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90461
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAVATORY SMOKE EICAS MSG FOR LEFT AND RIGHT AFT LAVS..STAYED ON FOR 2 MINS CREW REPORTED A "HOT, BURNED FOOD, HOT METAL" SMELL. TURNED ON ALL G4 GALLEY COFFEE MAKERS, WARMERS, OVENS FOR 30 MIN. BURNED FOOD SMELL WAS PRESENT AFTER 6-7MIN, DISIPATED ABOUT 15MIN. AFT L&R LAV DETECTORS DID NOT GO OFF. REPLACED AFT L&R LAV DETECTORS AT MGMT REQUEST. REF AMM26-14-01/201. OPS TEST GOOD. L/H SMOKE DETECTOR FOUND TO HAVE MISSING P15 CONNECTOR SLIDE LOCK HARDWARE. REPLACED AS NEEDED.