Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
October 10, 2008
Submitted
October 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N134UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0817
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

ON CLIMBOUT MID, MAIN DET LOOP B FAULT ILLUMINATED ON ECAM. ALTITUDE WAS 10,500. LEVELED 11,000 FT AS CARGO SMOKE LAND ASAP ILLUMINATED ON ECAM. ACCOMPLISHED ECAM PROCEDURE WHILE RETURNING TO BIL. PERFORMED MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTION TEST PER MM 26-19-00- 05. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECT CONDENSATION FROM SNOW ON TOP OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS IN POSITIONS 1 AND 2. UNLOADED CONTAINERS. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE.

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