Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 21, 2010
Submitted
May 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
769
Aircraft time
21,653 hours, 11,604 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING FLT, NO ODOR IN JUMPSEAT AREA, SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. ALSO PER CREW NO VISIABLE SMOKE. PER JRH RAN NR 1 AND 2 ENGINES WITH ENGINE PACKS ON, NO NOTICABLE ODOR. RAN COCKPIT TEMP TO FULL HOT, PACK ODOR CLEAN. DID A SNIFFER AND IT WAS NORMAL. INSPECTED BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANELS IN COCKPIT, NO NOTICABLE BURNED WIRES OR ODOR. CHECK E/E BAY INSTRUMENT BOXES AND BEHIND RELAY PANELS. ALL CHECK NORMAL. COULD NOT DETECT EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. CHECKED ALL HYD FLUID & APU FLUID AND ENGINE FLUID. NO LOSS OF FLUID. R & R WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS, BOTH PACKS (A015) & (B015) IAW MM 21-51-16-3.

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