Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
August 25, 2010
Submitted
August 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N142UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0825
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CDGU220000
Part serial
692
Condition
False Activation
Location
E/E Bay
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

SHORTLY AFTER T/O GOT AN AVIONICS SMOKE INDICATION ON THE O/H PANEL AK ALONG WITH BOTH ECAM AND CRC. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE NO PERCEIVABLE SMOKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT- NEITHER VISUAL NOR BY SMELL TEST. R & R SMOKE DETECTOR 13WA REF L/P 32502, ITEM 1.

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