Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 27, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53417
Aircraft time
26,057 hours, 20,299 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
SAAU308C
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

SMOKE DETECTOR IN RIGHT AFT LAV DID NOT OPERATE WHEN PASSENGER SMOKED TWO CIGARETTES AND TRASH BIN BEGAN TO SMOLDER. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR, QA INVESTIGATING.

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