Service difficulty report · Clamp · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
June 8, 2010
Submitted
June 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
688
Aircraft time
48,848 hours, 16,734 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Clamp
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Oil
Part time
15,441 hours, 12,493 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SMOKE IN ACFT. APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. APU OIL QTY IS ZERO ON FLT DECK GUAGE & READING ZERO IN THE APU BAY. APU OIL QTY AT BLOCKING READING OVER HALF FULL. DUE TO SMOKE & ODOR OF OIL FROM BOTH PACKS. C/W MM 21-51-00-3 AND R & R BOTH PACK COALESCER BAGS. REF MM 21-51-16-3. PACKS IN HOT OR COLD TEMP HAVE NO SMOKE AND NO SMELL OF OIL. OK TO CONTINUE. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 49-10-01. REPLACED CLAMP ON FUEL PUMP TO OIL PUMP AND SAFTIED. SERVICED APU OIL IAW MM 4990-00-3. RAN APU IAW JRH 3-2 WITH BOTH PACKS ON FOR 20-30 MINS WITH NO SMOKE OR ODOR OF OIL IN COCKPIT.

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