Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
August 8, 2003
Submitted
August 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
400
Aircraft time
26,570 hours, 21,779 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Activated
Location
Aft Cargo Area
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CRUISE ALTITUDE 2C ENROUTE MEM 2 FLAS 22 CARGO COMPD SMOKE DETECT 22 AFT SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ECAM DEPICTION. DECLARED EMER 7 DIVERTED TO DISCHARGED AGENT 1 PER CHECKLIST 2C FOLLOWED BY AGENT 2 PER CHECKLIST. A CAPT AND FO REPORTED SMOKE INDICATION ON OF HD AND ECAM FOR AFT CARGO. CREW SAID THEY NEVER SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AD SMELL ODOR WHEN THE AFT CARGO DOOR WAS FIRST OPENED. NO SMOKE OR ODOR WAS FOUND IN ANY OTHER COMPARTMENT. R 27D LT AND RT WATER SEPARATOR BAGS PRECAUTIONARY REF MM 21-51-16- REPLACED ALL 4 SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE AFT AND BULK CARGO PITS IAW MM 26-16-11-4

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