SDR 06FDEA3002

Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
August 17, 2006
Submitted
August 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
581
Aircraft time
36,281 hours, 18,472 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Engine time
267,961 hours, 13,761 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK, AFTER TOWER REPORTED HEAVY SMOKE OUT OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND. THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS APPEARED NORMAL. NORMAL LANDING AT 284000 LBS (NOT OVERWEIGHT. OBSERVED ON LANDING NO SMOKE NOTED. ON TAXI IN TO GATE, NO SMOKE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE EXTERIOR NO OIL LEAKS FOUND. TAIL PIPE IS TOTALLY DRY. OPENED COWLS AND FOUND NO LEAKS. MOCC RESEARCHED HISTORY AND NO SUSPECT PROBLEMS FOUND. CREW REPORTED NORMAL PARAMETERS AND A NORMAL LANDING. OK FOR SERVICE MM REF 72-00-40 OF FIM.

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