Service difficulty report · Tube · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
January 25, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N363DH
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
85
Part
Tube
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Oil Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, CLIMBING THRU 4500 FT MASTER WARNING PANEL (MWP) SMOKE LIGHT, AND FORWARD LEFT SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. BEGAN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO JFK. AT INITIATION OF EMERGENCY CHECK LIST, SMOKE LIGHTS WENT OUT (APPROX 30 SECONDS) COMPLETED NORMAL APPROACH/LANDING. FOUND APU LOW ON OIL. FOUND NO EXTERNAL, OR INTERNAL LEAKS. SUSPECT OIL LIGHTLY INTO CABIN. OK IN COCKPIT. TRANSFERRED TO DMI 15524 PER MEL 49-11-01. RENDERING APU INOPERATIVE. RAN APU, FOUND PIPE AT MANIFOLD CRACKED - P/N: 977594-3. ORDERED ASSOCIATED PACKING AND TUBE. DMI 15524 REMAINS OPEN. REF. DMI 15524 AFTER T/O CLIMBING THRU 4500' LT SMOKE DETECTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. REPLACED OIL LUBE TUBE. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW M/M 49-00-00.

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