Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
February 8, 2023
Submitted
February 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115DU
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
50034
Aircraft time
9,074 hours, 4,283 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

STRONG ODOR AFTER APU START AND APU BLEED TURNED ON. SMELLED LIKE A SHARPIE MARKER. OCCURED DURING TAXI IN AFTER LANDING. NORMAL LANDING AUTOBRAKE LO BRAKE TEMPS 06 AND LESS. ER NO GO-ODI 21-72, PERFORMED "SMELL OF SMOKE OR FUMES" EFIM SOLUTION #1-09264. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. PERFORMED WORK CARD 0550 -2001 AND EFIM SOLUTIONS # 1-08458, #1-08449, AND #1-08451 FOR " ELIMINATION OF RESIDUAL ODORS". UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SMELL, SUSPECT DEICE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND IS NOW ELIMINATED. C/W MCC CONFERENCE CALL, SUBMITTED SMOKE FORM AND WORK CARD 0550-2001 TO MCC. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. (LP# 9843092)