Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 7, 2018
Submitted
March 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
742
Aircraft time
33,384 hours, 17,695 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Odor
Location
Main Cargo
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFT MAIN DECK SMOKE WARNING DURING DE-ICE WITH ENGINES OFF AND APU BLEED CLOSED. CHECKED CARGO AREA, SAW SOME SMOKE. FIRE RESCUE CAME ON BOARD AND CLEARED ACFT TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP. DURING TAXI, HAD AFT MAIN DECK LOOP B FAULT. RAN APU AND PACKS , FOUND NO FAULTS, OR WARNINGS. THERE IS A SLIGHT ODOR IN THE CARGO BAY WHILE PACKS ARE ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 PACK COALESCER BAG IAW AMM 21-51-16-03. PERFORMED BOTH PACKS NR 1 AND 2 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM PURGE IAW AMM 21-51-00-03. NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED. PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY MAIN CARGO DECK SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM CHECK IAW AMM 26-19-00-05. ALL MCD SMOKE DETECTORS OPERATE NORMALLY WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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