Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 21, 2014
Submitted
September 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
22,246 hours, 12,285 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CGAB200100
Part serial
506
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
5,091 hours, 3,246 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROX FL 250 THE AFT BULK SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH ALL ECAM WARNINGS. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN NR 1 AGENT DISCHARGED. R & R BULK & AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS 9WH,10WH,11WH & 44WH IAW MM 26-16-11-04. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK & TESTED IAW MM 26-16-00-05-01, OPERATIONS CHECKED & TEST GOOD. VISUALLY CHECKED AFT, BULK & TAIL CONE COMPARTMENTS, NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED & NO BURNT SMELL PRESENT. REMOVED NR 1 LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE BOTTLE IAW MM 26-23-11-04-02. INSTALLED NR 1 LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE BOTTLE IAW AMM 26-23-11-04-0.

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