Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 21, 2008
Submitted
December 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
015
Aircraft time
59,516 hours, 67,504 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90461S
Part serial
08243
Condition
Defective
Location
Lavatory
Part time
59,516 hours, 67,504 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED OFF ABOUT 10 TIMES WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FUMES. THE SMOKE DETECTOR WAS DE-ACTIVATED IAW SPECIAL PROCEDURES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE UNIT, RE-ACTIVATED THE SYSTEM AND OPS CHECKED THE UNIT. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.