Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 25, 2017
Submitted
September 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6687
Aircraft time
7,426 hours, 2,793 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC120000
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, ECAM WARNING FOR LAVATORY SMOKE LAV-D SOUNDED. WARNING LASTED A SECOND OR TWO, WENT OFF, AND THEN ANOTHER WARNING FOR A SECOND OR TWO . FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CHECKED LAVATORY D, NO SMOKE OR ANY INDICATION OF FIRE WAS FOUND. NO WARNINGS DURING LAST HOUR AND A HALF OF FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED AN OPS CHECK OF LAVATORY D SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM. SYSTEM TESTED SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 26-17-00. NO FAULT NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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