Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
September 8, 2026
Submitted
September 9, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24980
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
66138
Aircraft time
30,146 hours, 2,925 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
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

CREW REPORTS THE OFCR CREW REST SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF AFTER ENG START AND ALSO ATTENDANTS REPORT ODOR IN VICINITY OF DOOR 2. PERFORMED FIM DMC-B787-A-21-20-F5-72A-421A-A. NO HAZE OR ODOR PRESENT AT GATE, RAN BOTH PACKS INDVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER, WITH BOTH RECIRCULATION FANS AND WITHOUT. UNABLE TO REPLICATE ODOR OR SMOKE DETECTOR ALERT. ALERT OCCURED AFTER DUAL ENGINE START AND SUSPECT FUEL/ODOR WAS INGESTED BY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FROM EXTERNAL SOURCE. CREW TO REPORT FURTHER IF REQUIRED. UNABLE TO REPLICATE AT THIS TIME.

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