Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 5, 2019
Submitted
December 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49591
Aircraft time
82,683 hours, 63,490 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL WE HEARD A BEEPING NOISE IN BACK IT APPEARS THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR DISCHARGED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. INSP BOTH REAR & FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTORS, FIRE BOTTLES & TEMP PLACARDS. NTF. DUE TO PILOT REPORT TO MCC OF A TYPE SMELL AT FWD LAV, PLACED ON MCO IAW MEL 26-00-06B, M PROCEDURE C/W. PLACARD INSTALLED. MCC (TOM) NOTIFIED < FIRE EXTINGUISHER. (LP6030154)

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