Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
August 22, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
64,399 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
AP
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

(CAN) CREW REPORTED AN AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING ON THE GROUND, WHICH MX INVESTIGATED. ON APPROACH THE CREW AGAIN REPORTED ANOTHER BRIEF AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING. CARGO FWD BAY SMOKE RED ECAM ALERT CAME ON FOR LESS THAN 2 SECONDS 3 TIMES DURING FLIGHT. DID NOT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. BELIEVE IT WAS SPURIOUS GLITCH. SDCU 1 + SCDU 2 RESET ON GROUND MSG CLEARED. SDCU TEST C/O NO FAULTS FOUND. SYS CONSIDERED SERVICIABLE.

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