Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
July 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Engine
Pwa PW4152
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4724161
Condition
False Warning
Location
Forward Cargo
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J, N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

(CAN) ECAM WARNING OF SMOKE IN THE FORWARD CARGO AREA. SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES INITIATED AND #1 FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. SMOKE LIGHT WENT OUT AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF FORWARD CARGO AREA CARRIED OUT AND EVERYTHING FOUND NORMAL. BOTH FORWARD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTORS REPLACED IN FORWARD CARGO AREA AND #2 BOTTLE POSITIONED IN #1 POSITION.

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