Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 16, 2007
Submitted
March 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
792
Aircraft time
12,881 hours, 7,170 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CG7G011
Part serial
AB1107
Condition
Contaminated
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 240 DESCENDING TO OAKLAND RECEIVED RED ECAM FOR AVIONICS SMOKE. REOCCURRED 3 TIMES. PER CREW DEBRIEF, CREW NEVER SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, NOR SMELLED SMOKE VIA SNIFFER TUBE. INSPECTED MIN EQUIP BAY, RT AND LT AVIONICS RACKS, NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE/FIRE OR SMOKE ODORS. AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND WATER DRIPPING ON SMOKE DETECTOR 11WA. REPLACED DETECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED 11WA SMOKE DETECTOR PER MM 26-15-12-4, ON MFG CGDU2000-00, SRL 5565 TAG 7A3346.

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