Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 23, 2001
Submitted
February 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49705
Aircraft time
35,455 hours, 29,745 cycles
Engine time
10,142 hours, 17,807 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
36280
Part serial
P80509
Condition
Activated
Location
Aft Lavs
Part time
10,142 hours, 17,807 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, THERE WAS A DEICING FLUID ODOR AND HAZE IN THE CABIN. BOTH AFT LAVS AND FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. HAZE AND ODOR DISSIPATED AND DIDN''T RETURN. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT PROCEDURE.

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