Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 17, 2017
Submitted
July 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987AM
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7079
Aircraft time
2,767 hours, 1,080 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. AT CRUISE ALTITUDE FL260, RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE SMOKE LAVATORY, SMOKE RED WARNING, AND MESSAGE CLEARED WITHIN 30 SECONDS. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAID IT WAS LAVATORY D. THEY CHECKED THE LAVATORY AND WASTE RECEPTICAL WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CIDS RESET OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER TSM 23-73-00.

More about the Airbus A321-231