Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
485
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Compt
Component
Sextant · MR26152
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING IN FLIGHT. WARNING CANCELED ON ITS OWN, RETURNED TO FIELD. *S/D* RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND PERFORMED BITE TEST OF SYSTEM, OPERATIONALLY CHECKS NORMAL. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE.

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