Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 29, 2024
Submitted
September 30, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1166
Aircraft time
79,557 hours, 32,924 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 900
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 NOT GROUNDED: ECAM WARNING SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN ONE MINUTE DURING CLIMB. PASSENGER HAD USED THE AFFECTED AFT LAVATORY D. FLIGHT ATTENDANT INVESTIGATED THE LAVATORY AND FOUND NO SMOKE, OR FUMES. PASSENGER DID STATE THAT THE DOOR UNDER LAVATORY SINK WAS OPEN AND THAT HE HAD SLAMMED IT SHUT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TSM 26-17-00 AND NO MESSAGES DISPLAYED AND A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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