Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 8, 2020
Submitted
August 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft time
14,558 hours, 16,018 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4462531
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 GOING OFF. DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED IAW THE CHECKLIST. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. VERIFIED CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET AND COMPLIED WITH AN OPS TEST OF SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-12-11-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE NOTED IN LAV. NO DEFECT NOTED AS THIS TIME. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NO PARTS REPLACED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.