Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 4, 2019
Submitted
August 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4932
Aircraft time
27,301 hours, 10,144 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Smoke Detector
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: LAVATORY 3L SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED TWICE IN FLIGHT. NO ONE IN LAVATORY THE SECOND TIME. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BITE TEST OF THE SMOKE DETECTION AMM 26-10-00-740-810-A. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND BAD FILTER CONDITION OF 3L SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM AND RERPLACED BAD FILTER IAW AMM 26-17-15.

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