SDR 06FDEA0240

Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
January 17, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804FD
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
549
Aircraft time
31,487 hours, 11,082 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4152
Part
Structure
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORT ACFT WILL TAKE AN ATTITUDE OF 3 DEGREES NOSE UP AT ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT ANY TIME. THE AUTO PILOT IS DISCONECTED. OPEN T.H.S ACCESS PANEL AND NOTICED ACCUMULATION OF WATER ABOUT 14 INCHES HIGH RIGHT BEHIND PRESSURE BULKHEAD. UNPLUGED DRAIN IN ORDER TO CLEAR WATER OF THE COMPARTMENT. APPROXIMATELY 75 GALLONS OF WATER WERE DRAINED. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT A GALLON OF WATER WEIGHTS 8.3 LBS IT WOULD BE APPROX 622LBS OF WEIGHT PLUS ARM LEVERAGE THAT IS THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE NOSE UP ATTITUDE OF THE AIRPLANE.

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