Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 4, 2026
Submitted
August 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5409
Aircraft time
42,360 hours, 17,450 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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: MOMENTARY LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM. CLEARED WITHOUT PILOT INTERVENTION. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT MESSAGE WAS MOMENTARY AND CLEARED AS PER FLIGHT CREW. NO FAULT LOGGED IN CIDS SMOKE DETECTION AND SMOKE TEST PASSED PER AMM 26-17-00

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