Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
June 15, 2015
Submitted
June 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
486 hours, 29,313 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT TEST, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1000 FEET COCKPIT & COURIER AREA FILLED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE, FUMES WITH AN ACRID OIL SMELL. IAW NORMAL TEST FLIGHT PROCEDURE, APU AIR USED AS BLEED SOURCE FOR AIR CONDITIONING. SEVERAL LEVEL 3 ECAM CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNINGS ACTIVATED INCLUDING MID & AFT COMPARTMENTS. ECAM & QRH PROCEDURES FOLLOWED WHICH CLOSES MAIN DECK ISO VALVES, BULK CARGO ISOLATION VALVES & NR 2 PACK FLOW VALVES. AFTER 5 MINUTES SMOKE WARNINGS CEASED & SMOKE DISSIPATED. EMERGENCY LANDING EXECUTED. REPLACED THE SIX AIR CHECK VALVES OF HYD RESERVOIR PRESSURIZATION PER AMM 29-11- 11-04 REPALCED THE THREE VALVES-DEPRESSURIZATION/RELIEF PER AMM 29-12-21- 04 ,CLEANED THE INTERNAL AREA OF LT AND RT WATER SEPARATORS AND REPLACED THE COALESCERS PER AMM 21-51-16-03. CHECKED THE APU BLEED DUCTS PER AMM 36-12-00-06. OPERATED BOTH A/C PACKS USING APU BLEED ,ENG BLEED &GROUND PNEUMATIC SOURCE PER AMM 21-51-00-05 & AMM71-00-00-05, TESTED NORMAL ,NO LEAKAGE AND NO SMELL. MINOR REPAIR IAW FEDEX GMM-6-2-100

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