Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 23, 2000
Submitted
July 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AU
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23550
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
SA308
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

PIT - FLT 2147 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PIT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT INFORMED CAPTAIN THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN WITH THE AFT RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDING OFF. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR FAULTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTOR. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS. OPERATED ALL A/C SYSTEMS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)