Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330202

Difficulty date
June 28, 2001
Submitted
July 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UW
Make and model
Airbus A330202
Aircraft serial
0868
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Part time
4,011 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DCA-LGA - FLT 6848 - THE AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB-OUT OF DCA. SMOKE ODOR WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY A FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LAVATORIES AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. OPERATED PACKS AND NOTED NO PROBLEMS. PERFORMED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM DECONTAMINATION TASK. REPLACED RECIRCULATION AND LAVATORY FILTERS, AND AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR AS PRECAUTION. OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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