Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 18, 2007
Submitted
November 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
504
Aircraft time
22,309 hours, 32,300 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90461R2
Part serial
0610073
Condition
Activated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDX - ON FLIGHT 2093 RETURNED TO FIELD, RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF THROUGH 3000, THE SMOKE ALARM IN THE BATHROOM WENT OFF. LASTED FOR 2-3 MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED AFTER IT EXTINGUSHED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAID THE GREEN LIGHT CAME BACK ON. ON THE ALARM THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAID HE HAD SMELLED SMOKE IN THE BATHROOM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTOR AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.