Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49646
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavs
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT TOP OF DESCENT FL330, F/A REPORTS BOTH AFT SMOKE DETECTORS GOING OFF. F/O CKD FOR SMOKE/HT, NONE NOTED. AFTER REACHING CRZ- SMOKE DETECTORS SHUT OFF. CHECKED INLET AND EXHAUST ON BOTH ENGINES. CHECKED LEFT AND RIGHT ACMS. STEAMED CLEANED APU INLET, ALL CHECKED GOOD. NOTHING FOUND, REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS AS PRECAUTIONARY. RAN ENGINES NOTHING FOUND.

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