Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
January 10, 2015
Submitted
January 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
28173
Aircraft time
64,256 hours, 18,316 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE ENROUTE AT CRUISE, THE DOOR 2L LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED AND A THIN LAYER OF SMOKE DEVELOPED IN THE CABIN. SMOKE LATER DISSIPATED. CREW COMPLETED THE QRH FOR SMOKE, FIRE OR FUMES. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND DISPATCH AND MC WERE NOTIFIED. OXYGEN MASKS WERE NOT REQUIRED, NO SMOKE OF FUMES EVIDENT IN COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN AND DETERMINED THE NR 1 ENGINE TO BE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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