Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
November 17, 2020
Submitted
November 18, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7717D
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
32664
Aircraft time
48,655 hours, 24,303 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Aft Lavatory
Stage of operation
DE
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

AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED AS AN ALARM ON DESCENT 15 MINUTES FROM LANDING. "B" FLT ATTENDANT DID NOT SMELL SMOKE NOR DETECT ANY ABNORMAL HEAT ON THE FLOORS, WALLS, CEILING. AT THE GATE, THE "B" FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE GASPER OVER THE AFT ENTRY DOOR. R & R AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR, PER AMM 26-14-01.

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