Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
April 24, 2022
Submitted
April 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424AN
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
10141
Aircraft time
5,365 hours, 1,453 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, 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 D SMOKE DETECTOR AURAL ALERT/SMOKE INDICATION WENT OFF TWICE, AT THE GATE LAX AND IN FLIGHT AFTER 4 HOUR ELAPSED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FIM 26-17-00, LAVATORY D SMOKE DETECTOR TEST OK NO FAULTS NOTED. :