# Incident 20021015027889I: Airbus A300F4605R, Kansas City, MO, October 15, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2002, 07:11 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N677FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N677FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 F4-605R (registry code 3930327, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300F4605R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021015027889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 2002 FEDERAL EXPRESS, FLIGHT 3257, N677FE, A A300-600 REPORTED TO A.T.C. THAT IT WAS ABORTING TAKEOFF DUE TO A CARGO FIRE INDICATION. AIRPORT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT RESPONDED, NO FIRE WAS FOUND AND THE EMERGENCY WAS CANCELLED. LOG ENTRY INDICATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT MCI GOT CARGO FIRE ON MAIN DECKWARNING AT 70KTS. EXITED THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED THE A/C MAIN DECK CARGO FIRE INDICATION STOPPED. MAINTENANCE CONCLUDED THAT THE APU WAS LEAKING OIL CAUSING A SLIGHT OIL MIST IN THE CABIN THE APU WAS PLACARDED IN-OP MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT. AND RIGHT.HAND PACK COALESCER BAGS PER AMM 21-51-16-3. ADDITIONALLY THE MID CABIN A LOOP DETECTOR WAS REPLACED PER MM 26-19-12-4. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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