Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 20, 2016
Submitted
November 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26496
Aircraft time
62,514 hours, 23,857 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT THE SMOKE DETECTOR IN THE RIGHT AFT LAV MOMENTARILY WENT OFF WITH WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM CEILING. PERFORM THE QRH AND TURNED OFF BOTH UTILITY BUSSES, SMOKE RAPIDLY DISSIPATED PER FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. TURNED UTILITY BUSSES BACK ON. FLIGHT ATTENDANT THEN FELT THE SMOKE SMELLED LIKE AN E-CIGARETTE BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF AFT RIGHT LAV AND SURROUNDING AREAS NTF.