Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
July 8, 2011
Submitted
July 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
417
Aircraft time
43,022 hours, 25,489 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON TAKEOFF, TOWER REPORTED "EXCESSIVE SMOKE TRAILING FROM LT WING." DID AN ATB, NO INDICATION OF SMOKE ON ACFT AND NO ECAM WARNINGS. MX NOTED NO LEAKS FROM LT WING OR ENGINE. CREW STATED NO ABNORMAL HYD QTY OR OIL QTY DECREASE DURING TAKEOFF. NO ABNORMAL ALERTS OR ENGINE INDICATIONS DURING TAKEOFF. CHECKED FUEL PANEL FOR OVERFILL INDICATIONS, NONE NOTED. OPENED NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE, INSPECTED ENGINE FOR LEAKS REF 71-00-00-02-0, NONE NOTED. MOTORED WITH NACELLE OPEN FOR LEAK CHECK, NO LEAKS OF ANY KIND.

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