Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
March 19, 2008
Submitted
March 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
534
Aircraft time
46,060 hours, 18,772 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CG7G011
Part serial
AB1057
Condition
Failed
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
1,307 hours, 789 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MIN EQUIPMENT BAY SMOKE INDICATION CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, THEN STAYED ON CONSTANT. RAN ECAM ITEMS AND CHECKLIST (QRH). NO VISIBLE INDICATIONS OF SMOKE. PROBLEM CLEARED ITSELF AFTER ABOUT 2 MINS. REMOVED AND REPLACED MIN EQPT BAY SMOKE DET (12WA) PER M/M 26-15-12-4. OPS CHECK GOOD. ALSO, CLEANED UP EXCESSIVE WATER UNDER ACCESS PANEL 134AR AND SURROUNDING AREA BY DET 12WA.

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