Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 7, 2009
Submitted
January 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
736
Aircraft time
21,949 hours, 11,323 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON FINAL 1500' AGL, MASTER CAUTION EQUIP BAY SMOKE INDICATION. DECLARED EMERGENCY RAN ECAM & LANDED. INDICATION WENT AWAY SHORTLY INTO PROCEDURE & NO SMOKE SEEN OR SMELLED. INSPECTED E/E BAY & NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FUMES. 12WA REPLACED. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF MOISTURE FROM OVERHEAD IN E/E BAY. AFTER ENG RUN, NOTICED STRONG OIL ODOR IN CABIN & COCKPIT, CHANGED COALESCER SOCKS PER MM 21-51-16-3. RAN ENGINES PER JRH AGAIN & ODOR CLEARED. ODOR PRESENT AGAIN AFTER APU BLEED OPENED. CLOSED APU BLEED & CONTINUED ENG RUN TO CLEAR DUCTS. AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR REPLACED, RAN ENGS WITH PACKS ON FOR APPROX. 20 MIN. NO SMOKE ALERTS OR ODOR . OK FOR SERVICE.

More about the Airbus A300 F4-605R