Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 24, 2021
Submitted
December 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987AM
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7079
Aircraft time
15,933 hours, 6,133 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC110000
Part serial
80976
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SMOKE FORWARD CARGO DETECTOR IN CRUISE FLIGHT MOMENTARILY (NO 2) THIRD TIME CONTINUOUS DISCHARGED BOTTLE PER ECAM. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BOI WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FOR DAMAGE SMOKE CONTAMINATION WITH NONE FOUND. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL FOUR SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY BITE TEST PER AMM 26-16-15.

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