Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
October 11, 2005
Submitted
October 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
260
Aircraft time
36,971 hours, 26,321 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JUST AFTER T/O HAD AVIONICS SMOKE WARNING ON ECAM AND OVERHEAD. NO ODOR OR SIGN OF SMOKE. DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO KABQ LANDING WT APPROX 209,000 NR, BELOW MAX LANDING WEIGHT. CHECKED AVIONICS COMPT FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. DUE TO NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT OR AVIONICS COMPT SUSPECT INTERMITTENT DETECTOR 11WA. REPLACED 11WA , NOT TESTING AND 12WA PRECAUTIONARY.

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