Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
June 15, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1463
Aircraft time
8,009 hours, 3,062 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPA120100
Part serial
1734
Condition
Defective
Location
Lavatory
Part time
8,007 hours, 3,060 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT CRUISE RECEIVED CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR ECAM FAULT. F/A CHECKED LAV`S FOR SMOKE, SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC IN FWD LAV, BUT NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT. DIVERTED TO ABQ. MX FOUND LOWER ECAM HAD INFO SDCU NR 2 INOP, MESSAGE CLEARED. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM USING TSM 26-17-00-810-802 (SDCU SINGLE CHANNEL FAULT): NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED FWD LAV O2 CONTAINER, FIRE BOTTLE, TEMP STRIP, HOT WATER HEATER, AND LIGHTS, FOUND NO SIGNS OF FIRE OR MELTED PLASTIC. MX FERRIED BACK TO PHX, AND A FUP WAS WRITTEN TO REPLACE ALL CARGO & LAV SMOKE DETECTORS. REPLACED 3 EACH LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS IAW 26-17-00, & 6 EACH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS.

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