# SDR FDEA2020031980592

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 18, 2020
- Submitted: March 19, 2020
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N657FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N657FE), 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: 748
- Aircraft time: 35,723 hours, 19,081 cycles
- System (JASC): [2611 · Smoke Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2611)
- Part: Smoke Detector
- Part number: CGDU200000
- Part serial: 5378
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Cockpit
- Part time: 15,404 hours, 8,942 cycles
- Stage of operation: AP
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2020031980592

## Discrepancy

WHILE ON APPRAOCH AT 4000' RECEIVED AN "AVIONICS SMOKE " MESSAGE. SMOKE WAS NOT VERIFIED AND THE  FIRE RESCUE CREWS CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO HEAT SIGNATURE ON THE GROUND.   T/S PER FIM 26-15-00 FIG 102. FOUND COCKPIT SMOKE DET 13WA BAD. R/R'D SAME CKS GOOD   REF MM 26-15-12.

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