Service difficulty report · Piccolo Tube · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 21, 2010
Submitted
October 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1704
Aircraft time
30,309 hours, 10,903 cycles
Part
Piccolo Tube
Condition
Dirty
Location
Upper
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

FLT 791 - SJU - RTF - CREW RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE FOR AVIONICS SMOKE AFTER TAKEOFF. NO SMOKE WAS EVIDENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SAN JUAN. MAINTENANCE FOUND UPPER PICCOLO TUBE DIRTY. CLEANED PICCOLO TUBE AND REPLACED AVIONICS COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR AS A PRECAUTION.

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