SDR MALA090006

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 15, 2009
Submitted
January 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8943A
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7943
Aircraft time
7,475 hours, 6,399 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

"SMOKE TOILET" CAUTION MESSAGE RECEIVED AFTER DEPARTURE. FOLLOWED POM PROCEDURES 7.13.3 AND RETURNED TO CVG. CAUTION MESSAGE WENT OUT DURING RETURN TO LANDING. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE IN LAV OR CABIN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER MESSAGE RECEIVED WE FOLLOWED DEICE PROCEDURES AND CLEARED ENGINES FOR GREATER THEN 30 SECONDS AND DELAYED PACKS FOR NEARLY "10" MINUTES DURING TAXI. CREW REPORTED TO MXC THAT THEY SMELLED GLYCOL PRIOR TO MESSAGE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LAV SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM PER AMM 26-16. OPS CK GOOD. PERFORMED GROUND RUN/PACK RUN WITH FLIGHT CREW MESSAGE DID NOT REOCCUR A/C RELEASED FOR SERVICE.