Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 31, 2013
Submitted
February 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4051
Aircraft time
27,421 hours, 28,404 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
AP
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

LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR OPS TEST. TR 26-056, SUBTASK 26-12-11-710-007, NO FAULTS FOUND. INSPECTED TRASH CONTAINER -AND ASH TRAY, NO SIGN'S OF BURNING MATERIAL OR TRASH. NO SMOKE ODOR. RETURNED TO SERVICE.