Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 16, 2016
Submitted
February 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
802
Aircraft time
24,116 hours, 13,330 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H, D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, IN HEAVY THUNDERSTORM CONDITIONS, REC'D MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE WARNING OF MID-2, LOOP B, WITH LOOP A MEL'D OFF. DONNED O2 MASKS & RAN ECAM CHECKLIST, SHUTTING DOWN RT PACK & ISOLATING HOT AIR. SMOKE WARNINGS & INDICATIONS CEASED. DID NOT EVACUATE DUE TO SEVERE RAIN, WIND & LIGHTNING CONDITIONS, WIND GUST O 47 KNOTS, INTO THE TAIL. SUSPECT EXTREME TAILWIND CAUSED PACK OVERHEAT. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF RT PACK AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK OF CARGO SMOKE WARNING MID LOOP B IAW MM 26-16-11-04. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. RAN RT PACK IAW MM 21-00-0-00-00 & 21-20-00-00. PERFORMED SNIFF CHECK, NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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