SDR USAAD97053

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830US
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49443
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Pack
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 251 - CLT-SRQ - AFTER TAKEOFF, F/A NOTED SMOKE ODOR IN AFT LAV AREA, ACCOMPANIED BY INTERMITTENT CHIRPING OF SMOKE DETECTOR. RETURNED TO FIELD. CHANGED LEFT PACK ACM OUTLET AND INLET SENSORS AND BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT COALESCER BAGS. RAN ENGINES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS NUMEROUS TIMES. COULD NOT DETECT ANY UNUSUAL SMELLS. ALSO, CHANGED SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY. STOPPED CHIRPING. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)

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