Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 2, 2006
Submitted
November 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49959
Aircraft time
35,298 hours, 26,650 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

F/A`S REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN AFT LAV. AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF, F/A DISCONNECTED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR, RETURNED TO FLL. REPLACED AFT RT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. FOUND SMOKE DETECTOR SITTING IN POOL OF SOAP FROM DISPENSER, LAV FIRE EXTINGUISHER DID NOT DISCHARGE. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE IN LAV. COMPLETED OPN 5088 AND OPN 5089 TROUBLESHOOTING ODORS/SMOKE AND PNEUMATIC DUCT BURNOUT.

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