Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
January 5, 2022
Submitted
January 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
543
Aircraft time
49,639 hours, 30,116 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CGDU220000
Part serial
50249
Condition
Faulted
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

RECEIVED AVIONICS SMOKE MESSAGE AT FL320. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED BUT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RWY 27 AT KMEM. NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS DETECTED BY THE GROUND FIRE CREW. TROUBLESHOT PER A300 TSM 26-15-00 AND SUSPECT COCKPIT DET-DUCT SMOKE DECTECTOR 13WA. SLAVED IN NEW DETECTOR AND OBSERVIED FOR 30 MINS WITH NO WARNING OBSERVED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 13WA IAW AMM 26-15-12-04. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 26-15-00, P. BLOCK 501 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. OD FOR SERVICE.

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