Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928ML
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47326
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
824PY
Condition
Jammed Switch
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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

DTW - FLT 640 - AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED SPURIOUSLY IN-FLIGHT. FOUND TEST SWITCH JAMMED IN CLOSE TO TEST MODE. UN-JAMMED SWITCH. SEVERAL OPS CHECKS COMPLETED. ALL CHECKS GOOD. (X)

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