Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 27, 2018
Submitted
July 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171DZ
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
29690
Aircraft time
78,699 hours, 17,702 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
IN
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 LEFT LAV EXPERIENCED SMOKE DETECTOR CAME ON WITH NO SMOKE-FUMS NO FIRE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD OPENED OVEN JUST BEFORE SMOKE DETECTOR CAMCE ON. DETECTOR WENT DORMANT WITHIN 30 SECONDS OR SO WITH NO FURTHER DETECTOR NOR SMOKE, FUMES OR FIRE DETECTED. CHECKED OVEN FOR BURNT FOOD FOUND ONE OVEN STILL HEATING SHUT OFF OVEN, TESTED AFT LEFT AND RIGHT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR NO FUTHER FAULTS.