Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A330243F

Difficulty date
June 12, 2017
Submitted
June 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334QT
Make and model
Airbus A330243F
Aircraft serial
1448
Aircraft time
13,122 hours, 4,413 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PMC110303
Part serial
50685
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Deck
Part time
14,154 hours, 4,727 cycles
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

SMOKE DETECTED IN MAIN DECK. TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM 26-10-00-810-820-A, FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TEST FOR AREAS PRESSURIZED THROUGH THE MCDU IAW AMM 26-10-00-740-801. READING OF THE BITE TEST REQUESTS TO REPLACE THE CIDS DIRECTOR NR 1, REPORTED FAILURE IN THE MDCC SMOKE DETECTORS 119WU AND 120WU. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR FIN 119WU AND 120WU IAW AMM 26-19-15 PB 401 CONF 00. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTION IAW AMM TASK 26-19-00-710-802.

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