Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
April 19, 2023
Submitted
April 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118NN
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6162
Aircraft time
27,651 hours, 8,531 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
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: TWICE, ONCE IN FLIGHT AND ANOTHER AFTER LANDING WE HAD SMOKE IN LAVATORY ECAM MESSAGES. BOTH WERE QUICK LESS THAN 5 SECONDS, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FUMES AFTER HEARING ALARM. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKED DETECTION TEST PER TSM 26-17-00-810-804-A, NO FAULTS NOTED.