Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
February 4, 2016
Submitted
February 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
688
Aircraft time
55,622 hours, 20,595 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
RCGSK1005
Part serial
352
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main Cargo
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

RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF, RECEIVED SMOKE MID 1 MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE. DECLARED EMERGENCY & LANDED. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT 50WU 1 & MID 1 IAW MM 26-19-34-04-09. OPERATIONS CHECKED & TESTED IAW MM 26-19-00-05-09, ALL TEST PASSED. FIRE SYS RESET & ISOL VLVS ON AIR PAGE WILL TURN GREEN DURING TEST & OFF WHEN RESET. FIRE WARNING WILL RESET WITH TEST. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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