Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
March 24, 2022
Submitted
March 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N195UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
3633
Aircraft time
43,035 hours, 17,279 cycles
Part
None
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: JUST AFTER TAKE OFF WHEN CLIMB POWER WAS SELECTED, A VERY STRONG OILY ODOR WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT & CABIN. ODOR CLEARED WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 1800 FT. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUME INITIAL CARD 26L00021001. FOUND NO LEAKS ON NEW APU. VERY FAINT SMELL OMITTED FROM PACK 1 ONLY WITH ALL ENGINES. PACK 2 HAS NO SMELL FROM ANY OF THE THREE ENGINES. DETERMINED PACK 1 CONTAMINATION FROM PREVIOUS EVENT. ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION PHASE 2 PER JOB CARD 26L00021004. NO SMELLS NOTED FROM PACK 1.