Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 27, 2004
Submitted
January 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
512
Aircraft time
12,768 hours, 18,063 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

SEA - FLIGHT 2120 - THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED FOR 30 SECONDS DURING CLIMB. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECKED THE LAV AND THE CABIN. NO SMOKE OR HAZE WAS NOTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE DETECTOR. THE CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED.