Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
March 20, 2007
Submitted
March 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
353
Aircraft time
45,306 hours, 19,914 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER LIFTOFF ON KMEM 18L, HEAVY ARID FUMES FILLED COCKPIT FOLLOWED MAY RED MAIN DECK SMOKE WARNING AND CRC CHIMES. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 27. FUMES STILL HEAVY. EVACUATED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. RAN PACKS ON GROUND. NOTED THE ODOR OF OIL WHILE PACKS ARE RUNNING WITH APU AIR INSP DUCT AT THE OUTLET SIDE OF APU LOAD BLEED VALVE. NO OIL NOTED. REINSTALLED DUCT AND CLAMP. RAN APU. LEAK CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVIONICS COOLING AIR FILTER AS PRECAUTIONARY PER SMP. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS (PRECAUTIONARY). PERFORMED ENG RUNS AT PWR PER A310 JRH. NO ODOR NOTED DURING ENG RUNS. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME REINSTALLED PACK BAY PANEL PER SMP.

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