Service difficulty report · Control Box · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
January 28, 2009
Submitted
February 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0005
Part
Control Box
Part number
50WU2
Condition
Failed
Location
Smoke Detection
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ATB - CLIMB APPROX PAST 4000FT ECAM MASTER CAUTION CARGO LOOP 1 FAULT INDICATED. INDICATION WENT AWAY BEFORE CKLIST ACCOMPLISHED, APPROX 5 SECS LATER ECAM MASTER WARNING INDICATED SMOKE. CREW DONNED O2 MASK & GOGGLES PER CKLIST; INDICATION WENT AWAY. FOLLOWED BY CARGO LOOP FAULT INDICATION. ACCOMPLISHED BITE TEST OF SMOKE DET CNTRL BOX-50WU2-R&R ON LOG PG 042140 DUE TO FAILED TEST. ACCOMPLISHED ADJ/TEST ON MAIN SMOKE DET SYSTEM PER MM 26-19-00-05. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECT SNOW ON CANS AND DE-ICING FLUID.

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