Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
November 15, 2007
Submitted
November 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
760
Aircraft time
18,731 hours, 9,940 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR "B" LOOP INDICATED SMOKE. ECAM INDICATED SMOKE IN AFT COMPARTMENT. STOPPED AIRCRAFT AND COMPLIED WITH ECAM. WARNING EXTINGUISHED WHEN NR 2 PACK VALVE TURNED OFF. RETURNED TO GATE. MAIN DECK CARGO DETECTOR AFT LOOP A INOP-PREV-MEL. AFTER BLOCK IN FOUND APU LEAKING OIL INTO APU INTAKE CAUSING SMOKE IN CABIN DURING PACK OPERATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND 2 PACK COALESCER BAGS, REF MM 21-51-16-3. MEL'D APU SEE WRI 49-10/0023. RAN ENGINES AT POWER TO CLEAR PNEUMATIC DUCTS OF OIL RESIDUE PER MM 21-51-00-3. NOW BOTH AIR-CONDITIONING PACKS WORK AND SMELL NORMAL.

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