Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 14, 2004
Submitted
January 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
494
Aircraft time
14,861 hours, 21,268 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
824PYX
Condition
Defective
Location
Lavatory
Part time
14,861 hours, 21,268 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA - LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM ACTIVATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR HAZE IN CABIN. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT PRESSED THE TEST BUTTON AND THE ALARM RESET. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.