Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 17, 2018
Submitted
October 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
762
Aircraft time
72,221 hours, 27,539 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
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

LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM MESSAGE APPEARED AND CLEARED ITSELF WITHIN SECONDS. LAVATORY A CHECKED AND APPEARED CLEAR. MAINTENANCE TESTED THE SMOKE DETECTOR IAW 26-17-15 AND TESTED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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