Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 76732LF

Difficulty date
September 13, 2017
Submitted
September 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N298FE
Make and model
Boeing 76732LF
Aircraft serial
41069
Aircraft time
7,038 hours, 2,799 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
67456041
Part serial
ABJ5860
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING PUSH BACK, AND ENGINE START, THE LAVATOPRY SMOKE DETECTOR STARTED GOING OFF. THE LED SHOWED RED AS ALARM SOUNDED. ALARM STOPPED AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES & LED LIGHT WAS GREEN. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE BUT LAVATORY HAD A FOUL ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR IAW MM 26-13-01-4. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW MM 26-13-00-5, AND 26-13-00-755-016. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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