Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
November 9, 2017
Submitted
December 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
6787
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC110000
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON 11/09/2017 ACFT N283VA AN A320 OPERATED BY VIRGIN AMERICA WITH 6698 FLT HOURS AND 2307 CYCLES OPERATING FLIGHT VX1047 SFO - OGG HAD THE FOLLOWING WRITE-UPS: FWD CARGO SMOKE ECAM, AFT CARGO SMOKE ECAM, CARGO FIRE BOTTLE NR 1 WAS DISCHARGED. CREW RETURNED TO SFO OUT OF PRECAUTION AND LANDED SAFELY. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE WERE FOUND ON EITHER PIT. RESOLUTIONS CONSISTED OF FIRE BOTTLE, REDUCER, SQUIB AND DIAPHRAGM REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH ALL SMOKE DETECTORS FOR FWD AND AFT PIT REPLACED. WIRING CHECK FROM 5WX AND 6WX SWITCHES TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER 4015WX REF AWM 26-23-01 P049 AND 26-23-02 P025 WAS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM SYS INTEGRITY, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR FULL BREAKDOWN OF WORK PERFORMED. A/C WAS ETOPS RESTRICTED TO ENSURE NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE SMOKE DETECTION SYS. NO FURTHER REPORTS ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR`S RECORDS, ALL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, SERVICE BULLETINS, STC`S AND PMA`S ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TYPE DESIGN CERTIFICATE AND ASSOCIATED REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

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