Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 25, 2009
Submitted
September 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
20,623 hours, 21,205 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Activated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. HOT BLEED AIR ODOR PRIOR TO IT GOING OFF. RAN THE ACFT AND TURNED THE BLEED AIR ON. FIRE DETECTOR IN LAVATORY DID NOT GO OFF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, FIRE DETECT IN LAVATORY, OPS CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.