Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 22, 2003
Submitted
August 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3068
Aircraft time
19,228 hours, 16,795 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE CAS MESSAGE AND DIVERTED TO CMH. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND BLEW OUT THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WITH NITROGEN AND CLEANED THE CANNON PLUG IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.