Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 2, 2020
Submitted
February 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1431
Aircraft time
63,013 hours, 23,754 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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM CAME ON FOR 5 SECONDS THEN EXTINGUISHED. LAVATORIES CHECKED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. ***SUPPLEMENTAL TO UPDATE SECTION 4 AND SECTION 5. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.*** (CLOSED)

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