Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 27, 2012
Submitted
June 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120MN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53120
Aircraft time
39,558 hours, 40,872 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
AP
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

LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED IN FLT. INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE A FALSE ALARM. INSPECTED LT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTED AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. OPS CHECKED AND TESTED IAW CMM 26-10-02, PG 504. OPS CHECK COULD NOT DUPLICATE FALSE ALARM.

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