Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
March 23, 2007
Submitted
March 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
41,192 hours, 17,482 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
176 hours, 89 cycles
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 TAKEOFF FROM IND, AT 50' FEET ROTATE MIN EQUIPMENT BAY SMOKE CAME ON. CHECKED THE SNIFFER FAN, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND CAME BACK AND LANDED. THE ECAM ALERT WENT AWAY ON TURN TO FINAL. NO ODOR WAS NOTED IN FWD EQUIPMENT BAY OR ANY OF THE LISTED COMPONENTS. CHECKED ALL AREAS FOR WATER. NONE FOUND. INSTALLED NEW MIN EQUIP BAY SMOKE DETECTOR 12WA PER MM 26-15-12-4 AND CHECKED GOOD PER MM 26-15-00-5. OK FOR SERVICE.

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