SDR XNA00021

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
December 16, 2000
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N372PC
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
196
Aircraft time
33,939 hours, 29,041 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
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

ON CLIMBOUT MDI SMOKE MD2 SMOKE MD 1 LOOP A & B MD2 LOOP A & B AFT LOOP A, ALL ILLUMINATED MWP SMOKE & LOOP LITE SMELL OF STRONG SMOKE COMING FROM CARGO COMPT. ENGINEER INVESTIGATED COULD NOT SEE SMOKE BUT ODOR REAL STRONG. AIR TURNBACK. REMOVED ALL FREIGHT AND INSPECTED FOR SMOKE AND FIRE. INSPECTED MAIN DECK FOR SMOKE OR FIRE DAMAGE. INSPECTED LOWER DECKS FOR SMOKE OR FIRE DAMAGE, INSPECTED PNEUMATIC DUCTING FOR LEAKS, TESTED MAIN AND LOWER DECK SMOKE DECTORS SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED BOTH COALESCER BAGS, STARTED APU AND BOTH MOTORS PRESSUERIZED AIRCRAFT. NO FUMES OR SMOKE NOTED. ALL SYSTEMS OPS CHECK GOOD IAW A300 MM 21-70-00 AND AMM SUPPLEMENTAL MANUAL.

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