Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 14, 2013
Submitted
October 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
58,179 hours, 21,946 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Control Unit
Part number
RAI2800M0403
Part serial
35
Condition
Faulty
Location
Smoke Detection
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR TEST SMOKE LIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATED ONCE DURING TEST. REPLACED SDCU IAW MM 26-17-34. RE-RACKED FWC 1 & 2, SECURED ALL CONNECTORS ON ALL 9 SMOKE DETECTORS, VERIFIED ALL WIRES WERE SECURE ON TB 1871VT BLOCK 63, ACCOMPLISHED TEST IAW 26-17-00 ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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