Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
October 2, 2007
Submitted
October 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
394
Aircraft time
43,103 hours, 20,513 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Multiple Fail
Part time
1,935 hours, 1,027 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, 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 TAKEOFF CLIMBING OUT OF 3000' ECAM ALERTED AVIONICS SMOKE. NO SNIFFER FAN SMOKE OBSERVED, ECAM CLEANED THE WARNING, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER. ADVISED AGAIN AVIONICS SMOKE. THIS SECOND ECAM ALERT PROMPTED EMERGENCY RETURN AND LANDED SAFELY 26L CYVR. INSPECTED AVIONIC BAY FOR PRESENCE OF FIRE OR BURNED COMPONENTS, NO FAULT FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR POSITION 11WA, 12WA, 13WA.

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