What was found
DURING OPERATIONS, THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR BEGAN SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY. THE TEST SWITCH WAS CYCLED AND THE UNIT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2008
- Submitted
- December 10, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N908HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 015
- Aircraft time
- 59,605 hours, 67,605 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2611 · Smoke Detection
- Part
- Smoke Detector
- Part number
- PU90461S
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Lavatory
- Part time
- 59,605 hours, 67,605 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.