Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
December 12, 2006
Submitted
December 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
361
Aircraft time
31,742 hours, 32,803 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

ON TAXI OUT, GOT MID 1 MAIN DECK LOOP FAULT. COMPLIED WITH MEL, SELECTED AFFECTED LOOP OFF AND CONTINUED DURING CLIMB GOT MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE WARNING PASSING FL 200. COMPLIED WITH RED ECAMS AND DURING AMBER ECAMS WARNING CEASED. CONTINUED WITH EMERGENCY RETURN AND LANDING. AFTER LANDING EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR HOT SPOTS. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTORS AT POSITIONS 4WU AND 22WU PER A300-600 AMM SUPP 26-19-12. POSITIONS 3WU AND 8WU REPLACED ON PREVIOUS ENTRY. ALL SMOKE DETECTORS WERE INSTALLED PER EA NR 6-2612-1 03614.

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