Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 5, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
13,288 hours, 7,267 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
CGAB200100
Part serial
2859
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
504 hours, 274 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, B

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

What was found

ABOUT 80 MILES OUT OF KEWR HAD A LOWER CARGO FIRE INDICATION AND FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND FIRE BOTH FWD CARGO BOTTLES, FOLLOWED ON GROUND EVACUATION CHECKLIST, L1 DOOR SLIDE DEPLOYED NORMAL STOP AND ROLLOUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FWD CARGO COMPT SMOKE DET PER AMM 26-16-11-4. OPS TEST OK PER AMM 26-16-00-5-01. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED DURING REPLACEMENT OF DETECTORS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES IAW MM 26-23-11-4.

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