Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 5, 2013
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26681
Aircraft time
65,977 hours, 24,396 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Noisy
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

L1 DOOR SQUEAL IS EXTREMELY LOUD AND UNBEARABLE FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. DURING PRESSURIZATION FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, SQUEAL COMING FROM THE FWD LAV. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-14-01. SMOKE DETECTOR OPS CHECKED GOOD. REPRESSURIZED, SQUEAL GONE. OK TO CONTINUE.