Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
November 29, 2012
Submitted
November 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
19,580 hours, 10,797 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
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

PASSING APPROX FL300, RECEIVED A AFT & BULK SMOKE INDICATION. COMPLIED WITH ECAM CHECKLIST AND RETURN TO DEPARTURE. NO SMOKE INDICATION INSIDE ACFT. FIRE CREW HAD NO HEAT INDICATIONS ON AFT END OF ACFT. REPLACED AFT CARGO BAY SMOKE DETECTORS 9WH AND 44WH, BULK CARGO 11WH AND 10WH PER A/C M/M 26-16-11-04 AS A PRECAUTION , TESTED GOOD REF MM 26-16-00.

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