Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 16, 2022
Submitted
August 17, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973UY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
4893
Aircraft time
35,417 hours, 13,551 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
UK
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 SMOKE WARNING IN FLIGHT NO SMOKE FOUND IN ANY LAVATORIES. BELL CAME ON FOR 3-4 SECONDS CLEARED AND ECAM RESET. MAINTENANCE RESET SYSTEM PER TSM 26-16-00 AND NO FAULTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.