Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
July 31, 2004
Submitted
August 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3059
Aircraft time
22,460 hours, 19,725 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
SD9422AOAO01
Part serial
3070023
Condition
Failed
Location
Lavatory
Part time
20,051 hours, 17,307 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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 REPORTED RECEIVING A LAV SMOKE MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE CONTROL DEFERRED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEL 26-3 CODE-C. THE MEL WAS CLEARED BY REPLACING THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.