Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
June 19, 2004
Submitted
June 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
7,146 hours, 8,074 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
473082
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lavatory
Part time
7,146 hours, 8,074 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

SEA - THE FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE DETECTOR AND THEN REPLACED SAME. THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.