Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 19, 2020
Submitted
January 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6337
Aircraft time
18,580 hours, 7,180 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Activated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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: OVERWING LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM INDICATION DUE TO PASSENGER VAPING. PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AND ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION TEST PER AMM 26-17-00. ALARM CLEARED, NO FURTHER ISSUES NOTED.

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