Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
February 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
343
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CG7P0
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

APPROACHING LEVEL OFF AT FL 370, FWD CARGO COMPT SMOKE LIGHT AND ASSOC ECAM CAUTIONS ACTIVATED. NR 1 BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND NR 2 BOTTLE WAS ACTIVATED ON APPROACH. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER DISCHARGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DET A AND B, OPS CHK NORMAL. INSPECTION OF FWD CARGO COMPT SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE.

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