Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 18, 2013
Submitted
February 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26697
Aircraft time
64,947 hours, 23,098 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90499R3
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fwd Lavatory
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS AFT FWD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARMING. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM. CHECKED GOOD. NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE FROM LAVATORY AND TRASH CONTAINER. DETECTOR SENSOR FAILURE.