# SDR 07FDEA04796

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 15, 2007
- Submitted: November 15, 2007
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N661FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N661FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 760
- Aircraft time: 18,731 hours, 9,940 cycles
- System (JASC): [4990 · APU Oil System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/4990)
- Part: Oil System
- Condition: Leaking
- Location: Apu
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: K, J
- Precautionary procedure: D
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA04796

## Discrepancy

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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