Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
728
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

MID 1 MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE WARNING WITH NO VISUAL INDICATION OR ODORS IN FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON APPROACH INTO MSP. REMOVED AND REPLACED RALTU AND REPROGRAMMED. PERFORMED DISPLAY AND INPUTS BITE TEST ON ECAM. WARNING WENT AWAY AND SYSTEM WORKED NORMALLY.