Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 18, 2024
Submitted
August 20, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909AM
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7756
Aircraft time
21,416 hours, 8,504 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 900
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: FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR DETECTED FALSE INDICATIONS TWICE IN FLIGHT. LAVATORIES WERE UNOCCUPIED FOR A LONG TIME AS NOTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. ALARMS QUICKLY SELF CORRECTED AFTER A SECOND OR TWO. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION THRU MCDU PER AMM 26-17-00 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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