Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 5, 2025
Submitted
December 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5300
Aircraft time
39,591 hours, 16,269 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 900
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: SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM ALERTED IN FLIGHT FOR 2 MINUTES. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ALL LAVATORIES UNOCCUPIED AT TIME OF ALERT, AND NO INDICATIONS OF SMOKE OR SCENTS IN ANY LAVATORY. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED RESET OF LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH NO FAULTS NOTED PER AMM 26-17-00.

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