Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
April 14, 2015
Submitted
April 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N154UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0840
Aircraft time
12,880 hours, 7,986 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CGDU200000
Part serial
17563691
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Avionics 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

EMERGENCY DECLARED - JUST PRIOR TO LEVEL OFF, 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AVONICS SMOKE WARNING ON ECAM. AFTER CHECKLIST PUSHED AVONICS EXTRACT BUTTON, WARNING DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE, THEN REAPPEARED. TESTING FOR SMOKE R & R SMOKE DETECTORS 11WA &13WA IAW MM 26-15-12 PB 0401. OPS CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM 26-15-00-PB 0501. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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