Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 15, 2009
Submitted
January 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
512
Aircraft time
48,336 hours, 17,449 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPA120300
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fwd Lavatory
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORT: RECEIVED A FWD LAV SMOKE INDICATION. FLIGHT DIVERTED. CREW REPORT: RECEIVED A FWD LAV SMOKE INDICATION. NO VISIBLE SMOKE PRESENT. ALARM WAS RESET ON CIDS PANEL. FAULT WAS ACTUALLY WITH LAV F, WHICH IS AFT MOST LAV. INSPECTED AREA FOR ANY DISCREPANCIES, HEAT OR SMOKE, NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. RAN TEST OF LAV SMOKE SYSTEM THRU SDCU, ALL TEST NORMAL. NO PROBLEMS NOTED ON PFR. NO SIGNS OF TAMPERING WITH SMOKE DETECTOR. OK FOR SERVICE.

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