Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
July 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3057
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
SD9422A0A0
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aft Lav
Part time
67,911 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE TO PIT, A SMOKE DETECT FAIL WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. A PASSENGER WAS EXITING THE RESTROOM, AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED THAT THE SMOKE DETECTOR HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO PIT AND LANDED. THE PASSENGER WAS DETAINED BY AIRPORT SECURITY. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE TAMPERED CONDITION OF THE SMOKE DETECTOR, AND REPLACED IT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 26-15-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.