Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
January 9, 2006
Submitted
January 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23517
Aircraft time
52,855 hours, 38,184 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING LAV SMOKE LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL CAME ON WITH CHIME ON P/A. FLT ATTENDANT HAD NO INDICATION OF SMOKE IN EITHER LAV OR CABIN. FIVE MINUTES TO LANDING LAV SMOKE LIGHT WENT OUT WITH NO CHIME. NO SMOKE WAS EVER DETECTED BY CREW. QRH WAS FOLLOWED. PERFORMED LAV SMOKE DET TEST ON FWD & AFT LAV PER MM SYS CHKS OK. NO PROBLEMS FOUND.