Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
April 7, 2016
Submitted
April 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
659
Aircraft time
40,491 hours, 21,295 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
350B53008320
Part serial
1207
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
40,269 hours, 21,187 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

REFERENCE SDR 16-1158, ADDITIONAL COMPONENT INFO, MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE WARNING AT 500 FT ON TAKEOFF. ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT AFTER 1 MINUTE, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CYCLED OVER ECAM SCREEN, AFTER MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE. EMER RTB. IAW VERBAL FROM FLIGHT CREW, THERE WAS NO SMOKE SMELL OR VISUAL INDICATION OF SMOKE DURING OR AFTER LANDING, ONLY THE INDICATIONS THAT WERE COMING & GOING AT RANDOM ON THE ECAM & OVERHEAD. THEY WERE NOT MANIPULATING ANY SWITCHES INVOLVED WITH ACFT, PRESSURIZATION, OR BLEED SYS. THEY MENTIONED THAT ABOUT 10 SEC AFTER THROWING THE LG HANDLE THEY STARTED GETTING BELLS & LIGHTS BUT FELT THAT THERE WAS NO CORRELATION. R & R BOTH FWC'S IAW MM 31-53-34-04.

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