Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 17, 2024
Submitted
April 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7636
Aircraft time
21,014 hours, 8,382 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
False Indication
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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 NOT GROUNDED: LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM DURING CRUISE THAT CLEARED ON ITS OWN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RESPONDED AND NO KNOWN REASON. MAINTENNACE ACCOMPLISHED A TEST OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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