Service difficulty report · Boot · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
October 18, 2006
Submitted
October 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
264
Aircraft time
35,073 hours, 23,748 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Loose
Location
Heat Exchanger
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE AT FL 280, HAD MID NR 2 "A" LOOP ILLUMINATE THEN 5 SECONDS LATER "B" LOOP NR 2 MID LIGHT ILLUM. SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. PUT SMOKE MASK ON DECLARED EMERGENCY, PERFORMED MCD COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTION ADJUSTMENT AND TESTED RAN PACKS WITH A/C CLOSED UP ON APU AND ENGS WITH NO FAULTS. DURING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF COALESCER BAGS FOUND BOOTS ON HEAT EXCHANGERS LT AND RT PACKS LOOSE REF WRI 21-50/8103 FOR INFO. SUSPECT THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED CARGO SMOKE FAULT. FOUND EXCESSIVE LEAKS IN A/C BAY ON RT AND LT PACK HEAT EXCHANGER COUPLINGS. FOUND RT AND LT COALESCER BAGS DIRTY WITHOUT ODOR. RESECURED RT, LT COUPLING CLAMPS PER SMP. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT AND LT BAGS PRECAUTIONARY, RT AND LT PACK

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