Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 7, 2024
Submitted
July 8, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7336
Aircraft time
23,549 hours, 9,189 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
False Indication
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
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: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT AT 17:13 ZULU SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHICH LAVATORY ACTIVATED THE WARNING. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A TEST OF THE SMOKE SYSTEM USING THE MCDU WITH NO FAULTS NOTED AND RESET THE SYSTEM.

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