SDR 06FDEA1451

Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
April 13, 2006
Submitted
April 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
346
Aircraft time
42,121 hours, 15,907 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED ADVISORY FOR HIGH SECTOR TEMP IN COCKPIT. NEXT, RECEIVED AVIONICS SMOKE ECAM. COMPLIED WITH ECAM/QRH. NEXT, RECEIVED MID 2 LOOP FAULT. COMPLIED W/ QRH, ALL 3 ASSOCIATED VALVES WOULD NOT RESET. RECEIVED ALL ECAM/CRC INDICATIONS AS IF WERE GROUND TEST. COMPLIED WITH ECAM/QRH. DEFINITELY HAD SOME SORT OF SMOKE IN C/P. OPENING VENT, EXTRACT REDUCED SMOKE. NEXT, RECEIVED COCKPIT ALTI ECAM. COCKPIT REACHED 12,000 FT. COMPLIED WITH QRH/ECAM. VALVES RESET AFTER 5-10 MIN. ALL INDICATIONS WENT AWAY, STILL HAD SMOKE SMELL IN C/P. RTB SFS AS PRECAUTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 LOOP-B DETECTOR PER AMM 26-19-12-4. REMOVED APU PLENUM AND CLEANED OIL FOUND FROM OVERSERVICING.

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