Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
August 12, 2023
Submitted
August 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978UY
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
5422
Aircraft time
32,930 hours, 13,319 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC120000
Part serial
71798
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Part time
505,209 hours, 502,250 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 GROUNDED: DURING CLIMBOUT LAVATORY SMOKE WARNING ON ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED AIRCRAFT MONITOR WITH NO ONE IN LAVATORY. FLIGHT ATTENDENT REPORTS BURNT POPCORN SMELL IN FORWARD GALLEY, ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED AIRCRAFT MONITOR WARNING AND SMELL WENT AWAY. CONTINUED TO DFW WITH DISPATCH CONCURENCE WHILE IN ROUTE 3 FLIGHT ATTENDENTS COMPLAINED OF BURNING EYES. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE/ODOR/FUMES WORK CARD 26L00021001. FOUND BURNT FOOD IN FORWARD GALLEY OVEN, REMOVED TRAY FROM OVEN, ACOMPLISHED REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION FORWARD LAVATORY "A" SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-17-15.