Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 25, 2017
Submitted
January 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7131
Aircraft time
832 hours, 332 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
UK
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. LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WARNING INDICATION LASTING 25 SECONDS. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, SAME WARNING LASTING 7 SECONDS. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE DETECTOR INSPECTION AND SYSTEM TEST IAW TSM 26-17-00 WITH NO FAULTS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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