Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 18, 2018
Submitted
February 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
70,395 hours, 51,717 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR INTERMITTENT ALARM ON CLIMBOUT. NO SMOKE-ODORS OR FUMES PRESENT. REMOVED SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY IN LT AFT LAV AND REINSTALLED SMOKE DETECTOR. C /W M PROCEDURES - VERIFIED TRASH CONTAINER EMPTY AND LOCKED AND PLACARDED DOOR CLOSED. FWD TO MCO AND PLACARDED PER MEL 26-00-07. R&R AFT LT LAV SMOKE DET ASSY OPS CK OK REF AMM 26-10 MCO/PLCD RMVD.

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