Service difficulty report · Warning System · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 3, 2014
Submitted
August 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
726
Aircraft time
28,761 hours, 15,332 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT 30,000 FT R1 DOOR ARMING SLIDE WARNING LIGHT & BUZZER CAME ON. STAYED ON UNTIL PASSING 15,000 FT IN DESCENT. CREW DEBRIEF IS DURING ENTIRE FLT, ECAM SHOWED DOOR SLIDE ARMED ONLY BUZZER WARNING WAS GOING OFF. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS OF DOOR WERE NORMAL. TEST OF EMER ESCAPE SLIDE RELEASE WARNING, TEST OF EMER EXIT LIGHTS, CAPACITY TEST OF ASPSU WITH ACFT SYS'S & BITE TEST OF ASPSU. ALL TESTS PASSED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALSO INSPECTED DOOR GIRT BAR WITH SLIDE ARMED. THE GIRT BAR WAS SECURED & INSPECTED ALL VISIBLE WIRING ON DOOR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. WITH DOOR ARMED INNER HANDLE SLIGHTLY PULLED UP, WARNING HORN & LT CAME ON. DOOR INDICATION SHOWED GREEN ON ECAM & SLIDE ARMED. SUSPECT DOOR HANDLE NOT FULLY CLOSED.

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