Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 20, 2020
Submitted
November 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4940
Aircraft time
30,493 hours, 11,455 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 MESSAGE INFLIGHT INDICATED 2 TIMES AND WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. NO INDICATION OF SMOKE FOUND. FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL ALSO CLEARED OF MID LAVATORY REPORT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM, IAW AMM 26-17-00. ALL TESTS NORMAL.

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