Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7478F

Difficulty date
April 1, 2026
Submitted
April 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620UP
Make and model
Boeing 7478F
Aircraft serial
65787
Aircraft time
24,169 hours, 3,604 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
LD
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.

What was found

***EMERGENCY DECLARED*** CREW REST SMOKE DETECTION ALARM AFTER LANDING FLT CREW DEBRIEF IS THEY DID SEE SMOKE/FUMES FROM CREW REST AREA BUT IT WASNT PRESENT ON BLOCK IN. SUSPECT RUNWAY DEICING FLUID INJESTION UPON LANDING. PERFORMED CREW REST SMOKE DETECTION OPS TEST PER AMM 26-14-60-710-801 & TEST PASSED ON ALL 3 SMOKE DETECTORS. PERFORMED FIRE/OVHT GRND TEST & TEST PASSED PER AMM 26-14-00. RAN ALL 3 PACKS SINCE BLOCK IN AND NO VISIBLE SMOKE OBSERVED INSIDE A/C & NO ODOR. CMC REPORTS NO FAULTS WITH SMOKE DETECTION SYS.

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