Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 31, 2013
Submitted
August 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365PX
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
265
Aircraft time
45,779 hours, 36,954 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
72111211000
Part serial
8711
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Part time
2,445 hours
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

INDICATION OF LAVATORY SMOKE. INDICATION ONLY LASTED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN EXTINGUISHED. LAVATORY WAS CHECKED AND NO INDICATION OF A FIRE WAS PRESENT. SMOKE WARNING CAME ON A SECOND TIME AND WENT OFF. CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED IAW THE CHECKLIST AND RECIRCULATION FAN WAS TURNED OFF. RETURNED TO PQI.

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