Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 4, 2010
Submitted
September 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
802
Aircraft time
16,174 hours, 9,016 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AFTER 45 MINUTE GOT MAIN DECK LOOP FAULT AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY MAIN CARGO SMOKE. DONNED O2 MASKS. AFTER A FEW SECONDS GOT AVIONICS SMOKE. ENROUTE WE HAD DETECTED WHAT SEEMED LIKE HOT AIR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING, EVEN THOUGH THE TEMPERATURES WERE SHOWING LOW. AFTER LANDING ALL INDICATIONS CEASED. NO INDICATION OF SMOKE ANYWHERE. RAN BOTH PACKS ON APU. OIL ODOR IN COCKPIT. R & R AVIONICS BLOWER FILTER IAW MM 21-21-16-04-0. OIL ODOR STILL EVIDENT, NOT AS BAD. RAN BOTH ENGS PER JRH. NO OIL ODOR WITH APU BLEED OFF. NO SMOKE, 'HAZE', OR 'BLOWDRYER' ODOR DETECTED IN COCKPIT OR AVIONICS BAY.

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