Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 6, 2019
Submitted
February 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
745
Aircraft time
34,043 hours, 18,208 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER DEICE WENT TO START # 2 AND GOT A CARGO SMOKE INDICATION. CREW ELECTED TO CALL AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT TO INSPECT FOR SMOKE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND INSPECTED ALL CARGO COMPARTMENTS ON AIRCRAFT. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE PRESENT. WHEN MX ARRIVED AT A/C NO SMOKE ALERTS OR ECAM MESSAGES WERE PRESENT. PERFORMED MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTION OPERATIONAL TEST, WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. RAN APU PER JRH AND PACKS PER AMM 21-11-00-05, NO FAULTS FOUND SYSTEM OPERATES NORMAL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. NO 30 DAY HISTORY. OK FOR SERVICE.

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