Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 14, 2002
Submitted
October 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48475
Aircraft time
47,559 hours, 5,702 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Smoke Detector
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAV SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON ADVISORY PANEL. DETECTOR IN FWD/CONDO AREA WAS ACTIVATED WITH NO INDICATION OF ASSOCIATED SMOKE. INTAKE OF SENSOR WAS COVERED AND ALARM CEASED. WHEN SENSOR UNCOVERED SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. ALARM REOCCURED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL PACK OPERATION ON GROUND NORMAL. NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED IN CREW REST MODULE. CLEAN AND RESEAT CREW REST SMOKE DETECTOR CONNECTOR. PERFORMED SMOKE DETECTOR TEST PER CRM SUPP MTC MANUAL. TEST OKAY.

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