Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
May 15, 2024
Submitted
May 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0839
Aircraft time
24,919 hours, 15,145 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
CGDU200000
Condition
Contaminated
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

**SDR FILED OPEN** AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED NUMEROUS TIMES FROM 5000€™ UNTIL LANDING. SNIFFER FAN OPERATES NORMALLY WITH NO SMOKE CONFIRMED. CONFIRMED INTERMITTENT AVIONICS SMOKE WARNING WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, AFTER AREA AROUND SMOKE DETECTOR 13WA DRIED SMOKE WARNING ALARMS DISCONTINUED. CONFIRMED WATER INTRUSION INTO AREA OF SMOKE DETECTOR 13WA BY POURING WATER ONTO MAIN ENTRY DOOR AREA FLOOR. PER AMM 25-28-12 FLOOR REQUIRES RESEALING IN MAIN ENTRY DOOR AREA.

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