Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 19, 2022
Submitted
September 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972UY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
4123
Aircraft time
43,155 hours, 16,066 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LAVATORY / SMOKE ECAM MESSAGE AT FL350 CONTINUED AFTER FLIGHT ATTENDANT INSPECTION LAST THREE ROWS AIRCRAFT LEFT CALL BUTTONS WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. LAVATORY D CALL BUTTON UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SAV WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A POWER UP TEST OF CIDS PER AMM 23-73-00, AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM PER AMM 26-17-00, AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PASSENGER CALL SYSTEM PER AMM 23-73-00. ALL TESTS GOOD AT THIS TIME. MAINTNANCE INSPECTED LAVATORY FOR SIGNS OF SMOKE OR TAMPER OF DETECTOR AND FOUND NONE. AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.