Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 20, 2026
Submitted
June 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2630
Aircraft time
62,466 hours, 27,392 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
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: SMOKE: LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONFIRMED CABIN INDICATION FOR SMOKE IN LAVATORY E WHICH WAS VACANT AT THE TIME AND NO INDICATIONS OF ACTUAL SMOKE OR FIRE IN THAT LAVATORY. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE-DETECTION SYSTEM WITH NO ISSUES NOTED AND THE FAULT CLEARED.

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