Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 26, 2015
Submitted
October 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5659
Aircraft time
8,175 hours, 3,376 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC110000
Part serial
59035
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
8,170 hours, 3,375 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, WE RECEIVED AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATION BEFORE WE COULD COMPLETE ECAM ACTION. ECAM FOR FIRE DISAPPEARED & WAS REPLACED BY SMOKE AFT CARGO DETECTOR FAULT. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED & AN EMER WAS DECLARED BY THE FLIGHT CREW & LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. REPLACED THE AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR NR 6 WH IAW TASK 26-16-15-000-001-A, 26-16-15-400-001-A, 26-16-00-710-001-A & OK FOR SERVICE.

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