Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 26, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N367PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
511
Aircraft time
9,371 hours, 13,170 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Engine time
9,371 hours, 13,170 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Part time
9,371 hours, 13,170 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PDX-ON CLIMBOUT SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF IN LAVATORY THROUGH 5,000 AGL. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE IN COCKPIT OR CABIN. REPLACED LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR AND NR 2 ENGINE GROUND RUNS CHECK GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED, NO SMOKE PRESENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.