Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 7, 2017
Submitted
January 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949JT
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6575
Aircraft time
6,735 hours, 2,207 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC11000
Part serial
77002
Condition
Faulted
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
Part time
6,746 hours, 2,210 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

DIVERTED DUE TO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE AFT CARGO. OVERHEAD REMAINED ILLUMINATED MOST OF FLIGHT AS WELL AS SMOKE AFT CARGO ECAM. IDENTIFIED AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR 6WH FAULTED. R & R THE SMOKE DETECTOR.

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