Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
July 22, 2022
Submitted
July 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156AN
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6983
Aircraft time
18,601 hours, 7,237 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC120000
Part serial
093953
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Part time
1,883 hours, 807 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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 SMOKE DETECTOR EMITS BEEPING NOISE NO ECAM FOR LAV SMOKE NOTED AND NO REPORTS OF SMOKE FROM LAVATORY. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AM 26-17-15.