Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
February 4, 2023
Submitted
February 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312DU
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
55170
Aircraft time
1,061 hours, 517 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING APU AFTER LANDING AN ODOR OF BURNING OCCURRED BUT SHORTLY THEREAFTER WENT AWAY. INSPECTED APU, AND BOTH ENGINE INLETS WITH UV LIGHTS. NO ISSUES NOTED. RAN ENGINES AND APU IN VARIOUS BLEED CONFIGS AND COMPLETED WORK CARD 0550-2001. NO ODORS NOTED. ALSO PER STEP 8 OF WORKCARD, PERFORMED A220 EFIM-SMELL OF SMOKE OR FUMES WITH APU AS SOURCE - ELIMINATION OF RESIDUAL ODORS. AFTER 2 HOUR RUN STILL NO ODORS. CONFER WITH MCC. OK FOR SERVICE. (LP# 9708174)