Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 5, 2026
Submitted
January 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1519
Aircraft time
77,979 hours, 30,329 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: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT AFT RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM STARTED TO BEEP ONCE EVERY TWO SECONDS AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. NO INDICATIONS ON THE FLIGHT DECK. THE LAVATORY WAS EMPTY. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE BEEPING STOPPED AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE DETECTOR CONTROL UNIT BITE TEST PER AMM 26-07-00 AND BITE TEST PASSED FOR ALL LAVATORIES,

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