Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 1, 2008
Submitted
November 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
37,270 hours, 19,967 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CG7G0
Part serial
2035
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
13,225 hours, 7,491 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

AT 8000 AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EGSS GOT SMOKE/FUME ALERT FROM MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR MID 2A. STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 8 MINS, WENT OFF JUST BEFORE LANDING. REACTIVATED ALL MDC LOOPS ALREADY DEFERRED (AFT A, MID 1B AND MID 2B). NO MORE FAULT DISPLAYED ON MDC SMOKE DETECTION PANEL. CARRIED OUT MDC SMOKE. R & R SMOKE DETECTOR 10 WU AS PER AMM, 26-19-12 P401. PERFORMED TEST AS PER PREVIOUS AMM REF, TEST PASSED.

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