Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 6, 2026
Submitted
May 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
748
Aircraft time
41,226 hours, 22,476 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CGDU220000
Part serial
616
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 100
Part time
10,776 hours, 6,311 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AVIONICS SMOKE CLIMBING THROUGH 13000. SNIFFER FAN REVEALED NO SMOKE. RETUNED MEM. SMOKE WARNING CLEARED APPROACHING BLOCKS, BUT THEN WARNING RETURNED AFTER A MINUTE. UPON SHUTDOWN AND OPENING COCKPIT DOOR WE SMELLED SMOKE IN CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR 13WA IAW AMM 26-15-12-04. RAN ENGINES PER JRH NO AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WATER ACCUMULATION CHECK COMPLIED WITH IAW AMM 05-50-01-00. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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