Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 20, 2024
Submitted
July 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
863
Aircraft time
64,700 hours, 38,157 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Fwd Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GND DUE TO THE FLIGTH CREW RECIEVING AN ECAM MESSAGE FOR FORWARD CARGO SMOKE AT 9000 FEET. THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED ECAM PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO GND WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EVEIDENCE OF SMOKE. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)

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