Service difficulty report · Air Duct · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 28, 2022
Submitted
August 30, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902AA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
7519
Aircraft time
15,976 hours, 6,248 cycles
Part
Air Duct
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A FUME EVENT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF. APU HAD BEEN OFF FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES. WE RAN THE FUME CHECKLIST WHICH SEEMED TO HELP DISSIPATE THE FUMES. FUMES WERE WORST IN THE BACK, SMELL DESCRIBED AS SOLID AND DIRTY SOCKS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WHICH WAS THE SCHEDULED DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUMES TROUBLE SHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021001 WITH NO DEFECTS OR ODORS NOTED, RAN ENGINES FOR 30 MINUTES ABOVE IDLE WITH NO DEFECTS OR ODORS NOTED. ODOR COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.