Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 12, 2025
Submitted
May 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5834
Aircraft time
39,280 hours, 7,951 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC110000
Part serial
70751
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 GROUNDED: DURING FINAL BOARDING WITH THE CARGO DOORS CLOSED THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN AFT CARGO SMOKE AMBER MESSAGE APPEARED. THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED ECAM PROCEDURE AND DISCHARGED THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE BOTTLE. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANNED VIA THE JUET BRIDGE. THE GROUND CREW REPORTED SMOKE WAS VISIBLE IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT WITHOUT ANY FIRE BEING NOTED. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE SMOKE REPORTED WHILE OPENING THE CARGO DOOR WAS RESIDUAL HALON FROM THE FIRE BOTTLE BEING DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FORWARD AND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENTS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ODORS OR FIRE BEING NOTED. DUE TO THE EXINGUISHER BEING DEPLOYED MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL 6 SMOKE DETECTORS PER AMM 26-16-15 (AALA202505144594, AALA202505148380, AALA202505148383, AALA202505148172, AALA202505140794, AALA202505142503) AND THE FIRE BOTTLE PER AMM 26-23-41 AS OUTLINED IN AMM 26-23-00-200-005-A. (AALA202505144199) A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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