Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 17, 2021
Submitted
August 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5292
Aircraft time
28,390 hours, 11,358 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 WARNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS. FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONFIRMED NO ACTUAL SMOKE IN AFFECTED LAVATORY. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED RESET OF THE SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM AND NO DEFECTS NOTED PER AMM 26-17-00.

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