Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
February 5, 2002
Submitted
February 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23882
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PU90461R3
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fwd Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 417 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, EN ROUTE TO SRQ, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THE FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDING. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CAPTAIN ADVISED AFTER LANDING THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FUMES PRESENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)