SDR PNSA980901

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685PA
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
212
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
DE
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

LAV SMOKE DETECT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT CREW INVESTIGATED AND DID NOT SMELL SMOKE. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND COULD NOT DETERMINE SOURCE. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LAV OVERHEAD LIGHT FLICKERED INTERMITTANTLY WHEN THE LAV DOOR WAS CLOSED. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT DID NOT EMIT SMOKE. LAMP WAS REPLACED ANYWAY AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED WITH SYSTEM. SYSTEM TESTS WERE NORMAL.

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