Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
April 27, 2011
Submitted
April 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0005
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mcd
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

AT FL 330, RECEIVED AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT, WOULD NOT GO AWAY, NO SMOKE CONFIRMED. DECLARED EMERGENCY & DIVERTED. FOUND WATER INTRUSION IN LWR FWD CARGO & WATER ON DUCTING & SMOKE DETECTOR 11WA AS SEEN THRU ACCESS DOOR 134AR. REF MM 26-15-12-04, FIG 402, FOR LOCATION. PERFORMED INSP/CHECK OF FWD FSLG DRAIN IAW MM 51-80-21-06. DRAIN CLEAR. SWAPPED KNOWN GOOD DET FROM MCD POS 3A (1WU) INTO POS 11WA IAW MM 26-15-12-04. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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