SDR USAAD97049

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47099
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Failed
Location
Aft Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1275 - PIT-STL - AFTER ROTATION, BOTH AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDED FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES, THEN QUIT. RETURNED TO FIELD. CHECKED A/C FOR ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO SMOKE. NONE NOTED. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS AND REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. TAXIED A/C AND RAN BOTH ENGINES AT TAKEOFF POWER. ALL CHECKED NORMAL. RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. (M)

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