Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 2, 2011
Submitted
March 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
52,533 hours, 14,652 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90499R3
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fwd Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED THE FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF JUST AFTER LIFTOFF. CREW INSPECTED LAV AND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE-FIRE PRESENT. CREW RESET SMOKE DETECTOR TO SILENCE THE ALARM. REPLACED FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CHKS OK. NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING BURNED OR SMELL OF SMOKE IN LAV.