Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 26, 2025
Submitted
November 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6473
Aircraft time
35,463 hours, 11,868 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: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED WHILE CRUISING AT FL 330, RED UPPER ECAM LAVATORY SMOKE APPEARED FOR 5 SEC, PLUS AURAL, THEN MESSAGE CLEARED ITSELF. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IDENTIFIED THE MID LEFT LAVATORY, AFTER PASSENGER USE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE MIDDLE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WITH NO ISSUES NOTED PER AMM 26-17-00.

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