Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 13, 2024
Submitted
April 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7636
Aircraft time
20,978 hours, 8,367 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
False Activation
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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 NOT GROUNDED: LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM DURING CRUISE THAT CLEARED ON ITS OWN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BITE TEST OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH NO FAULTS NOTED PER AMM 26-17-00.

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