Service difficulty report · Moisture Trap · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 26, 2015
Submitted
June 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
802
Aircraft time
232 hours, 12,836 cycles
Part
Moisture Trap
Part number
A3411210000000
Condition
Leaking
Location
Air Speed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

REVIEWED QRH ON TAXI OFF ROLL, HAD ABOUT 5 KTS SPLIT BETWEEN CAPTAINS PFD & STBY, FOR UNRELIABLE AT 80 KTS, SPLIT GOT GREATER AS AIRSPEED NEVER CALLED INCREASED. ROTATED ON FIRST OFFICERS CALL, 144 WITH 144 ON STBY AIRSPEED. NEVER GOT ADC FAULT. INFLIGHT 230 KTS WAS >180 ON CAPTAINS PFD. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AND LEAK CHECK FAILED. AFTER FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND COMPONENT IDENTIFIED AS A TRAP LEAKING. THE MOISTURE TRAP WITH AN ATTACHED ELBOW FITTING WAS REPLACED AND THE DRAIN LINE CLEARED. LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 34-10-00-05.

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