Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
October 1, 2013
Submitted
October 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
452
Aircraft time
37,878 hours, 12,037 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CGDU220000
Part serial
10355
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
2,224 hours, 1,297 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

EQUIPMENT BAY SMOKE INDICATION, SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER, HEARD A LOUD BANG. UNKNOWN WHERE SOUND COME FROM. FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. DID NOT SMELL SMOKE. PERFORMED SMOKE DETECTION OPS TEST IAW AMM 26-15-00-05, FOUND SMOKE ECAM WARNING AND COULD NOT RESET. R & R MIN EQUIPMENT BAY SMOKE DETECTOR (12WA) IAW AMM 26-15-12-04, PERFORMED OPS TEST IAW AMM 26-15-00-05,SATISFIED. EXAMINED MIN EQPT BAY RACK AND WIRING BUNDLE, NORMAL, NO SIGN OF HEATING OR OTHER DAMAGE. ACFT EXTERNAL INSPECTION NORMAL, ALSO INSPECT ALL CARGO COMPARTMENTS AND ALL WHEELWELLS, AVIONICS COMP, AIR CONDITIONING COMPARTMENT, ALL NORMAL. PERFORMED APU BLEED AIR OPS TEST IAW AMM 36-12-00-05, SATISFIED, NO LEAK FOUND.

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