Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 1, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
37,270 hours, 19,967 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CG7G0
Part serial
2035
Condition
Failed
Part time
13,225 hours, 7,491 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 8000 AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EGSS GOT SMOKE/FUME ALERT FROM MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR MID 2A. STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 8 MINS, WENT OFF JUST BEFORE LANDING. MID 1B, MID 2B, AND AFT A WERE ALL READY DEFERRED. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 26-17-01-B CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 11NOV08 "MEL 26-17-01-B: MAIN DECK (IDENTIFY MID 1, MID 2 AN D/OR AFT), 2A SMOKE DETECTOR(S) INOP. NO CARGO INSTEAD OF 12-13 SECONDS FOR ALL THE OTHER ONES, AMM REF:26-19-00 PAGE 504, ACTION NR 1. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR 10 WU AS PER AMM:26-19-12 P401. PERFORMED TEST AS PER PREVIOUS AMM REF: TEST PASSED.

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