Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
October 25, 2012
Submitted
October 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597EL
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2544
Aircraft time
21,095 hours, 13,378 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE HAD PACK 1 OVERHEAT ON ECAM. PROCEDURES WERE MADE ACCORDING TO ECAM BUT WHEN WE PUT ON THE PACK 1 THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM TASK 21-61-00-710-001A OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PACK 1/2 TEMPERATURE CONTROL WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORY, TSM FAILURE EXTRACT FAN 21-26-00-810-A WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORY.

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