Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 14, 2007
Submitted
February 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
504
Aircraft time
42,430 hours, 15,242 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
42,430 hours, 11,214 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

WHILE STARTING NR 1 ENGINE GOT SMOKE AFT CARGO SMOKE ECAM. DISCHARGED FWD AND AFT BOTTLES. MOMENTARILY GOT AN AFT SQUIB FAULT AND AFT BOTTLE DISCHARGE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED CARGO COMPARTMENTS AND DID NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS WITH SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM OR EVIDENCE OF FIRE. REPLACED BOTH FWD AND AFT BOTTLES. SUSPECT THAT MOMENTARY SQUIB FAULT AND DISCHARGE LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATING WAS DUE TO A DELAY IN THE SQUIB FIRING. NO SPECIFIC PART/COMPONENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT SINCE THE CAUSE OF THE INITIAL SMOKE INDICATION IS STILL UNKNOWN.

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