Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 29, 2017
Submitted
August 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
4647
Aircraft time
27,530 hours, 9,184 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
PPC110000
Part serial
52545
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
27,533 hours, 9,186 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 1097, BOS-PHL. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 380, AFT CARGO SMOKE DET OCCURRED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DIVERTED TO PHL. PERFORMED ECAS ACTIONS - DISCHARGED AFT CARGO AGENT 1. GOT ANOTHER RED SMOKE DET ECAM, THEN AFT CRG BTL 1 FAULT AND AFT VRG DET FAULT ECAM. AS PRECAUTION, DISCHARGED BTL 2 ECAM 1 CONTINUED! ALL QRH + ECAM COMPLIED WITH. LANDED UNDERWEIGHT AT 1300,000LBS. FIRE/RESCUE PERFORMED IR CHECK OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT- CHECKED OK. THEN THEY PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF FWD + AFT CARGO COMPARTMENTS, CHECKED OK; INSPECTED BOTH FWD AND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENTS. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. BOTH COMPARTMENTS ARE CLEAN . R & R CARGO FIRE BOTTLE PER AMM 26-23-42: TESTS OK AT THIS TIME. ITEM CLEARED, MX-4 UPDATED, PLACARD REMOVED, MCC NOTIFIED. R & R CARGO FIRE BOTTLE PER AMM 26-23-42: TESTS OK AT THIS TIME. ITEM CLEARED, MX-4 UPDATED, PLACARD REMOVED, MCC NOTIFIED. PER PFR SMOKE DETECTOR 3WH FAULT. REPLACED 3WH CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR PER MM 26-16-15 CHK OK. CLEARED MEL MDDR.

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