Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 1, 2018
Submitted
June 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
73,785 hours, 55,211 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN FLIGHT FA REPORTED THAT FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR BEEPED FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. NO SMOKE FUMES NOTED. FOUND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF DUST & DEBRIS ON TOP OF SMOKE DETECTOR. REMOVED & REPLACED FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. OK FOR SVC PER MD88 AMM 26-13.

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