# SDR AALA202012149007

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 13, 2020
- Submitted: December 14, 2020
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N509AY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N509AY), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-231
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 3796
- Aircraft time: 41,248 hours, 14,804 cycles
- System (JASC): [2611 · Smoke Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2611)
- Part: Smoke Detector
- Condition: False Activation
- Location: Lavatory
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202012149007

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED.  LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR INTERMITTENTLY SENT FALSE ALERTS.  RESET CIDS DIR 1 AND 2, PER AMM 23-73-00.  BITE CHECK OF SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL, PER AMM 26-17-00.

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