Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
May 8, 2022
Submitted
May 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
3879
Aircraft time
42,429 hours, 16,706 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC120000
Part serial
91232
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Part time
3,783 hours, 1,559 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
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 NOT GROUNDED: MID LAVATORY ALARM LIGHT ON. HOT TO TOUCH ACCORDING TO FLIGHT ATTENDANT. LAVATORY ECAM MESSAGE AND MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES. REPLACED MID LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR AND AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 26-17-15.