Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
January 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4039
Aircraft time
14,298 hours, 10,850 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, 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 2284 - LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF 6 TIMES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DUST FROM THE SMOKE DETECTOR WITH A LIGHT BLAST OF NITROGEN. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.