Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
April 3, 2023
Submitted
April 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6100
Aircraft time
29,091 hours, 11,713 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
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: ECAM AURAL ALERT, RED MASTER WARNING WITH BELL, SMOKE INDICATION IN LAVATORY BUT NOT SURE WHICH LAVATORY AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COULDN'T FIND ANY INDICATIONS OF SMOKE. MAINTENANCE NOTED THE POST FLIGHT REPORT INDICATED SMOKE WARNING WITH NO ASSOCIATED FAULT. INSPECTED ALL LAVATORIES FOR POSSIBLE SOURCE OF SMOKE, NOTHING FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM TEST PER AMM 26-17-00, NO FAULT REPORTED.