Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 17, 2026
Submitted
September 18, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6479
Aircraft time
36,610 hours, 15,121 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: FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM DURING CRUISE AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY A PASSENGER - MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SMOKE DETECTOR AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM WITH NO FAULTS OR DEFECTS NOTED

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