Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 10, 2023
Submitted
March 13, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
877
Aircraft time
21,043 hours, 11,945 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DOWNWIND AT 3000 FT WENT TO SLATS EXTEND AND IMMEDIATELY GOT A MASTER WARNING FOR AVIONICS SMOKE, FO STATED HE THOUGHT HE SAW SMOKE. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. AFTER LANDING WE COULD NOT SMELL SMOKE OR SEE VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE. AFTER FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED AIRCRAFT WE TAXIED TO GATE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PERFORMED AVIONICS COMP. ADJ/TEST. COCKPIT AND MAIN BAY WOULD NOT TEST. MIN EQPT TEST GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED 11WA, 12WA AND 13WA SMOKE DETECTORS, PERFORMED ADJ/TEST AGAIN WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS. ALL CHECKS ARE GOOD.

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