Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 13, 2020
Submitted
May 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N121UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1294
Aircraft time
57,935 hours, 27,743 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPA110100
Part serial
1721
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
57,935 hours, 27,743 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AFT CARGO FIRE BOTTLE INDICATING DISCHARGE. REPLACED FIRE BOTTLE PER AMM 26-23-41 AND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS PER AMM 26-16-15. SEE ALSO FIRE BOTTLE(AALA202005149008), SMOKE DETECTOR (AALA202005149009), SMOKE DETECTOR (AALA202005149011), SMOKE DETECTOR (AALA202005149012).

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