Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 4, 2002
Submitted
November 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
43173
Aircraft time
32,813 hours, 25,949 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
SAAU308C
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TO
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

F/C LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED ON TAKEOFF. NO SMOKE, FIRE, OR FUMES. WOULD NOT RESET.

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