Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
March 13, 2007
Submitted
March 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70079
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
619
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED IN AFT LAVATORY AFTER TAKEOFF AND A STRONG ODOR PRESENT UNTIL LEFT PACK TURNED OFF. FOUND LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE. REPLACED AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR AND ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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