Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 20, 2026
Submitted
February 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6407
Aircraft time
35,739 hours, 12,157 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: DURING CRUISE ECAM WARNING SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE WHICH SELF EXTINGUISHED AFTER 5-10 SECONDS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INVESTIGATED AND WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE LOCATION OF THE DETECTOR TRIGGERED NOR THE CAUSE OF THE ALARM. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST OF LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM PER AMM 26-17-00 WITH NO FAULTS OR MESSAGES NOTED.

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