Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 22, 2026
Submitted
July 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7613
Aircraft time
28,416 hours, 11,284 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
DE
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: RED ECAM SMOKE - LAVATORY SMOKE APPEARED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS IN DESCENT PASSING FL280. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED LAVATORY WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME, BUT NO INDICATION OF SMOKE IN THE LAVATORY. THE ECAM WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY TEST SDF PER AMM 26-12-00.

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