Service difficulty report · Lavatory · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 27, 2000
Submitted
August 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9626F
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53596
Aircraft time
4,898 hours, 2,404 cycles
System (JASC)
2540 · Lavatories
Part
Lavatory
Condition
Fire
Location
Right
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SMOKE CAME FROM THE RT LAVATORY WASTE AREA. CREW EXTINGUISHED FIRE IN WASTE BASKET USING WATER FROM THE LAVATORY. SUSPECT CAUSED BY A CIGARETTE. THE FIRE DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS HAD NOT YET ACTIVATED BUT WERE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL. CHECK-C 10-2-99 STL.

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