Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 2, 2026
Submitted
January 4, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1519
Aircraft time
77,952 hours, 30,319 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 THAT THE FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION CHIME ALERTED SMOKE WHILE PASSENGER WAS ALLEGEDLY VAPING. THE MID AND AFT RIGHT SMOKE DETECTION CHIME WENT OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH FORWARD LAVATORY BUT NO PASSENGERS WERE USING THEM. THE FLIGHT DECK NEVER GOT ANY SMOKE ALERTS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A POWERUP TEST RESET OF THE LAVAORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM PER AMM 26-17-00-710-001-A .

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