Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 15, 2016
Submitted
January 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49554
Aircraft time
59,733 hours, 40,723 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Activated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING BOARDING RT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. PAX COMPLAINED SMOKE SMELL IN LAVATORY JUST BEFORE DETECTOR WENT OFF. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED NO INDICATION OF ANYONE WAS SMOKING IN THE LAVATORY. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF RT LAVATORY LIGHTING SYS. NO EVIDENCE OF SMELL OR SMOKE NOTED. DEFERRED RT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYS IAW MEL 2607 S1 CAT C. M PROCEDURE COMPLIED WITH & PLACARD INSTALLED. COMPLIED WITH TASK CARD 21-059-002.

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