Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 29, 2003
Submitted
November 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
462
Aircraft time
32,650 hours, 11,854 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD DUE FWD CARGO SMOKE ECAM MESSAGE. REPLACED FORWARD CARGO DETECTOR AS FAULTED BY CENTRALIZED SMOKE DETECTOR CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL.

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