Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
May 9, 2022
Submitted
May 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428AA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
10299
Aircraft time
4,777 hours, 1,281 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC110000
Part serial
103724
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
4,777 hours, 1,281 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FORWARD CARGO SMOKE AND FIRE INDICATION. BOTH FORWARD CARGO FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY DECLARED; FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ABQ LANDING SAFELY. CARGO COMPARTMENTS CHECKED NORMAL. NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FIRE. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202205105588: REPLACED FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE BOTTLE #1 (AALA202205105588) AND #2 (AALA202205116110) PER AMM 26-23-41 AND FIRE BOTTLE #1 (AALA202205117845) AND #2 (AALA202205118881) HALON FILTERS PER AMM 26-13-14. REPLACED FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS 1WH (AALA202205115895), 2WH (AALA202205112039), 3WH (AALA202205113664), 4WH (AALA202205115193) AND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS 5WH (AALA202205116329), 6WH (AALA202205114191), 7WH (AALA202205112601), 8WH (AALA202205111471), 9WH (AALA202205110892), 10WH (AALA202205117071) PER TASK 26-16-15-000-001-A.** (CLOSED)