Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 27, 2012
Submitted
March 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120MN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53120
Aircraft time
39,558 hours, 40,872 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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

LT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED IN FLIGHT. INSPECTION FOUND FALSE ALARM. INSPECTED LT LAV SMOKE DET AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. OPS CHECKED AND TESTED IAW CMM 26-10-02, PG 504. OPS CHECKED COULD NOT DUPLICATE FALSE ALARM.

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