Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 8, 2008
Submitted
August 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
39,055 hours, 14,418 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CG76011
Condition
False Activation
Location
E/E Bay
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

AVIONICS SMOKE ECAM DISPLAYED AFTER TAKEOFF, NO PERCEPTIBLE SMOKE DETECTED. RAN SUCCESSFUL TEST OF AEVC & RESET BOTH FLIGHT WARNING COMPUTERS (PRECAUTIONARY). INSTALLED NEW SMOKE DETECTOR 2WA. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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