Service difficulty report · Relay · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
April 2, 2009
Submitted
April 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
543
Aircraft time
37,250 hours, 21,725 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PASSING APPROX 10000 FT GOT ECAM WARNING "AVIONICS SMOKE WARNING" FOLLOWED ECAM QRH. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH COPENHAGEN APPROACH. NO SMOKE WAS EVER NOTED. FOUND WATER DRIPPING FROM FLOOR ABOVE RELAY RACK POS .103 VU. RELAY RACK DRIED OUT WITH COMPRESSED AIR AND VENTILATED WITH APU AIR. ALL MOISTURE REMOVED FROM FLOOR ABOVE. MINIMUM EQUIP BAY SMOKE DETECTOR TEST PERF ACC AMM 26-15-00-5. TEST SATIS COMPARTMENT BAY TEST PERF A CC AMM 26-16-00-5-02. TEST SATIS. FOUND WATER DRIPPING FROM FLOOR ABOVE RELAY RACK POS .103VU. RELAY RACK DRIED OUT WITH COMPRESSED AIR AND VENTILATED WITH APU AIR. ALL MOISTURE REMOVED FROM FLOOR ABOVE. MINIMUM EQUIP BAY SMOKE DETECTOR TEST PERF ACC AMM 26-15-00-5. COMPARTMENT BAY TEST PERF ACC AMM 26-16-0 0-5-02. TEST SATIS. RETURNED TO SERVICE. MOCC NOTIFIED.

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