Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A330243F

Difficulty date
May 20, 2025
Submitted
May 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336QT
Make and model
Airbus A330243F
Aircraft serial
1506
Aircraft time
38,038 hours, 10,975 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
3,650 hours, 11,064 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PMC310101
Part serial
50636
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 200
Part time
43,672 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING THE CRUISE PHASE, AIRCRAFT N336QT DISPLAYED THE WARNING MESSAGE "CAB PR EXCESS CAB ALT," ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. IN RESPONSE TO THIS SITUATION, THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE STATION, MIA. DURING THE FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE, THE AIRCRAFT’S SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS WERE INTERROGATED, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PACKS HAD BEEN TURNED OFF DUE TO A FAULT CAUSED BY THE SMOKE DETECTOR (120WU), WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. SMOKE DETECTOR ON/OFF

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