# SDR AALA202601156415

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 14, 2026
- Submitted: January 15, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N959XV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959XV), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-253N
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-253N](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-253n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 8829
- Aircraft time: 17,837 hours, 5,015 cycles
- System (JASC): [2611 · Smoke Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2611)
- Part: Smoke Detector
- Condition: False Activation
- Location: Zone 900
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202601156415

## Discrepancy

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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