Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 27, 2016
Submitted
December 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2580
Aircraft time
44,741 hours, 15,893 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ECAM DISPLAYED SMOKE LAV. F/A ADVISED THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE IN LAV E. FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURE, SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE (S3) WHICH DROVE CREW TO PERFORM SMOKE, FUMES, AND AVIONICS SMOKE PROCEDURE (S7). BASED ON THAT PROCEDURE, CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT. THE "E" LAVATORY WAS INSPECTED BY THE RIC FIRE DEPARTMENT AND NO HOT SPOTS (OVERHEAT) OR EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS DETECTED. PERFORMED T/S PER TSM 26-17-00-810-804-A. VERIFIED NO REAL SMOKE CONDITION IN CABIN/LAV. CLEANED LAV E SMOKE DETECTOR FROM DUST. PERFORMED PRE-CONDITIONING WITH APU AND RAN BOTH ENGINES. NO SIGNS OF SMOKE. NO FAULTS NOTED. A/C OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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