Service difficulty report · Warning System · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
January 4, 2001
Submitted
January 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364DH
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Part
Warning System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Smoke Detection
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

IN FLIGHT THE MAIN BAY SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE MWP SMOKE LIGHT AND CHIME. LIGHT BECAME INTERMITTENT AND EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO INITIATING EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. LIGHT REMAINED EXTINGUISHED AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. DIVERTED TO DEN FOR SAFETY REASONS. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF MAIN BAY AND FOUND NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OR DAMAGE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ELECTRONIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM PER M/M REF 26-11-00 AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD OK TO CONTINUE.

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