Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 3, 2017
Submitted
January 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5800
Aircraft time
11,539 hours, 4,407 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. RECEIVED FIRE WARNING FROM FORWARD LAVATORY, LASTED ONLY 3-4 SECONDS, RESET ON ITS OWN. IN FLIGHT FL300. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST ON FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-17-00. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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