# SDR USAA2015031900010

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 18, 2015
- Submitted: March 19, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N701UW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701UW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A319-112
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 890
- Aircraft time: 44,288 hours, 25,129 cycles
- System (JASC): [2611 · Smoke Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2611)
- Part: Smoke Detector
- Part number: PPA110300
- Part serial: 70259
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Cargo Bay
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2015031900010

## Discrepancy

DURING CRUISE, CAPTAIN NOTIFIED CREW THAT SMOKE DETECTORS WERE INOPERATIVE.  FLIGHT ATTENDANTS LATER SMELLED ODOR IN AFT GALLEY & SAW FOG AT ROW 20.  CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURNED DUE TO AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR FAULT, FUMES & FOG.  R & R AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-16-15-400-001-A.  GOOD OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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