Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 19, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48601
Aircraft time
26,380 hours, 3,597 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
SA308C
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, P
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LAV F - SMELLED OF CIGARETTE SMOKE BUT NO ALARM. FOUND USED DISCARDED CIGARETTE IN LAV-F WASTE BASKET. NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING GARBAGE. WASTE CONTAINER FIRE BOTTLES CHECK OKAY AND HEAT SENSE INDICATORS ARE NORMAL. AREA UNDER LAV SINK OKAY. REPLACED OVERHEAD SMOKE DETECTOR AND TESTS OKAY. PERFORMED LAV SMOKE TEST FROM FLT ATTN FWD PANEL AND LAV SMOKE TEST OKAY.

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