Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321253N

Difficulty date
January 14, 2026
Submitted
January 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959XV
Make and model
Airbus A321253N
Aircraft serial
8829
Aircraft time
17,837 hours, 5,015 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 ECAM AND MASTER WARNING WAS ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AND THEN CLEARED. PERSON IN LAVATORY WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT SMOKING OR VAPING. NOTHING WAS EVIDENT OR SMELLED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. NO FURTHER SMOKE INCIDENTS FOR THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED MID LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. NO FAULTS FOUND AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY SMOKE DETECTION BITE SYSTEM TEST PER AMM 26-10-00 WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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