Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
April 3, 2015
Submitted
June 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
555
Aircraft time
510 hours, 20,099 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Engine
Part number
PW41583
Part serial
724072
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GOT MIN EQUIPMENT BAY SMOKE WARNING IN FLIGHT, APPROX 16000 FEET COMPLIED WITH ECAM. ORH SAW HAZY LIGHT SMOKE AT ENG INSTRUMENT PANEL. RAN AVIONICS SMOKE CHECKLIST LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. PREFORMED CRUISE POWER ENG RUN IAW JRH, CONFIRMED OIL SMELL COMING FROM ENG 1 BY SWITCHING BLEED SOURCES FROM ENG 1 TO ENG 2 TO POWER PACK 1. AFTER 10 MIN RUN AT 1.33 EPR & TAXI TO & FROM RUN PAD. ENG 1 USED 2 QTS OF OIL INDICATED. 5MIN AFTER SHUTDOWN OBSERVED 1 QT OF OIL POUR OUT FROM HP COMPRESSOR SECTION. OIL APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM HP COMP SECTION APROX STAGE 2 OR FURTHER BACK. ENG 1 R & R WILL FIX THIS SMOKE & ODOR PROBLEM. THE NR 1 ENG IS APPROVED FOR REMOVAL, DUE TO INTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE AMM 21-51-00-03, 21-51-16-03. AFTER ENG 1 R & R WRI 72- 10 5497. REFORMED PACK ODOR & OIL BURN OUT FOR BOTH PACKS. AFTER REPLACED COALESCER SOCKS FOR BOTH SOCKS.

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