# SDR FDEA2018062981592

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 28, 2018
- Submitted: June 29, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N655FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N655FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 742
- Aircraft time: 33,850 hours, 17,939 cycles
- System (JASC): [2611 · Smoke Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2611)
- Part: Control Unit
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Location: Smoke Detector
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2018062981592

## Discrepancy

INTERMITTENT AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTION LIGHT WARNING. LOOP A AFT,  LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED.   ONE TIME AND BOTH LOOPS ONE TIME. NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AT THE TIME.  IAW 26-1600-05 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR TEST PASSED.  DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAULT. REMOVED AND  REPLACED CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR CONTROL UNIT 50WU3 IAW 26-16-12-04-0.

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