Service difficulty report · Duct · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
October 27, 2005
Submitted
November 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70079
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
619
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING GEAR EXTENSION THERE WAS A SLIGHT ODOR OF PLASTIC AND SMOKE DETECTORS 2R AND 4R WERE ALARMING. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED GREEN, BLUE, AND YELLOW HYD PRES CHECK VALVES AT RESERVOIRS, APU PRESSURIZATION LINE ISOLATION CHECK VALVE, ENGINE PRES LINE ISOLATION CHECK VALVE, AND HYD RESERVOIR PRESSURIZATION FILTER ELEMENT DUE TO POSSIBLE HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAMINATION. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL AND ENTERING APU AIR INLET. APU BLEED DUCTS CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. REPLACED APU AND ACCOMPLISHED NUMEROUS PACK BURNS. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS AFTER LAST PACK BURN. BOROSCOPED LT AND RT ENGINES FOR OIL CONTAMINATION ON COMPRESSOR BLADES WITH NO FINDINGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)

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