Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 12, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1508
Aircraft time
19,236 hours, 8,312 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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What was found

CREW REPORTS AFT PIT FIRE WARNING SOUNDED. FLT ATTENDANT AND FLT CREW CONFIRMED SMOKE IN CABIN, FLT CREW FIRED CARGO BOTTLES. [SUP 06-06-07] FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FBO MECHANIC PERFORMED A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF CARGO BAYS, AVIONICS COMPARTMENTS AND CABIN. DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR FURTHER SMOKE. RAN BLEED AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECT THAT DEICE FLUID FILTERED INTO AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEM AND POOLED SOMEWHERE NEAR A HEAT SOURCE. REPLACED DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE.

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