Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 20, 2024
Submitted
July 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
863
Aircraft time
64,700 hours, 38,157 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PAI280001
Part serial
5878
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 100
Part time
64,745 hours, 38,191 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GND DUE TO THE FLIGHT 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. ORIGINAL REPORT WAS AALA202407223195** MAINTENANCE REPLACED FORWARD CARGO CAOMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS 1WH AND 2WH (AALA202407264475) PER AMM 26-16-25. A SATISFACTOY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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