Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
June 12, 2010
Submitted
June 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0828
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fwd Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
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

FWD CARGO SMOKE DETECTION LOOP FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, FOLLOWED PROCEDURES. ECAM DIRECTED TO LAND ASAP, DIVERTED TO MDT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. REPLACED CARGO ELECTRONIC SMOKE DET UNIT 18WH IAW MM 26-16-12-04. OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW FUNCTIONAL TEST MM 26-16-00-5. PLACARD REMOVED.

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