Service difficulty report · Cids · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 28, 2012
Submitted
July 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N542UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4134
Aircraft time
10,504 hours, 3,425 cycles
Part
Cids
Part number
Z014H000231B
Part serial
014H00001993
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Part time
287 hours, 136 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED INTERMITTENT ECAM WARNINGS FOR CARGO SMOKE, FORWARD AND AFT COMPARTMENTS. NO ASSOCIATED ODORS OR SENSOR WARNINGS. CREW ELECTED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND DIVERTED TO ABQ BUT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH MAINTENANCE STATUS MESSAGES FOR CIDS 1 AND SMOKE. UNABLE TO CLEAR CIDS 1 SO UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. ALSO REPLACED OBRM AND RANG WIRES FOR CONTINUITY AND GROUND BETWEEN CIDS 1 & 2 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

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