Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
January 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
735
Aircraft time
27,127 hours, 14,335 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP331250H
Part serial
P1489
Condition
Leaking
Part time
22,004 hours, 11,402 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT, MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE WARNING RETURNED. TROUBLESHOT SYS REF TSM 26-19-00. UPON ARRIVAL AT ACFT. MAIN CARGO DECK AND FLIGHT DECK HAD A VERY STRONG ODOR OF DEICE FLUID. INSPECTED PACKS AND FOUND DEICE FLUID IN LT PACK. OPENED AND CLEANED COALESCER BAG AND CANNISTER. RAN LT PACK FOR APPROX 1 HR UNTIL ODOR DISSIPATED. WHILE PERFORMING MAIN CARGO SMOKE DET TEST REF 26-19-00-05, DET MID2 3A WOULD NOT TEST. REMOVED APU INLET DUCT IAW REQUEST TO CHECK FOR PRESENCE OF OIL. FOUND OIL PRESENT. 49-51-11-04 AND 49-16-14-04. R & R APU.

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