Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
March 4, 2004
Submitted
March 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
359
Aircraft time
31,367 hours, 18,236 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Odor
Location
Lt & Rt A/C Pack
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

WHEN T/O POWER WAS APPLIED BOTH PILOTS NOTICED A VERY STRONG OIL BURNING ODOR. REJECTED T/O AT 90 KTS, COMPLETED QRH CHECK LIST AND TAXIED TO GATE. WHEN TAXIING IN POWER ODOR RETURNED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH LT AND RT A/C PACK WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS IAW A310-200 AMM 21-51-16-3. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUNS ON ENGINES NR 1 AND NR 2. ALSO ALTERNATED A/C PACKS AND BLEED AIR SOURCES FROM ENGINES IAW A300/A310 JET RUN HANDBOOK, NO OIL ODOR NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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