Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
September 23, 2002
Submitted
September 24, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
098
Aircraft time
40,452 hours, 18,207 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ORD - FIRE WARNING INDICATION - FLT 0728 - AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE IN ORD AS ENGINES WERE BEING SHUTDOWN AND THE CARGO DOORS OPENED, RECEIVED A ECAM FIRE WARNING INDICATION FOR THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. DISCHARGED THE FORWARD CARGO FIRE BOTTLE PER ECAM INSTRUCTION. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE CARGO FIRE WARNING SYSTEM AND FOUND NO DEFECTS.

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