Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 25, 2020
Submitted
July 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5317
Aircraft time
26,284 hours, 10,404 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC110000
Part serial
56599
Condition
False Activation
Location
Aft Cargo
Part time
26,284 hours, 10,404 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED - ECAM-SMOKE, AFT CARGO SMOKE, APPEARED AFTER LANDING, CLEARED BEFORE WE COULD ACCOMPLISH ECAM, RE-APPEARED ON RAMP, ECAM ACCOMPLISHED AND AGENT DISCHARGED. PER TSM 26-16-00-810-805-A, REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE (AALA202007269001) PER AMM 26-23-41. REPLACED AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS (6): 5WH (AALA202007279034), 6WH (AALA202007279035), 7WH (AALA202007279036), 8WH (AALA202007279037), 9WH (AALA202007279038), 10WH (AALA202007279039) PER AMM 26-16-15, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME, OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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