Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 4, 2022
Submitted
November 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
530
Aircraft time
41,727 hours, 22,049 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE PASSING THRU 12000 FT, ENG 2 LOOP A FAULT WENT ON & OFF. PACK 2 FAULT CAME ON & WENT OFF, MAIN CARGO SMOKE ILLUMINATED FOR 15 SECS WENT OFF, CAME BACK ON FOR 15 SECS & WENT OFF, CAME BACK ON FOR APPROX 1 MIN. COMPLIED WITH ECAM, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED. CFR SHOT THERMAL IMAGING & SHOWED NO FIRE INDICATION ON TAXI IN MAIN CARGO SMOKE ILLUM INTERMIT 2-3 TIMES. DURING PREP FOR MAINT, TAXI RUN ELECTRIC HYD PUMP. HAD STRONG ODOR OF HYD FUILD IN COCKPIT. FOUND UPPER CARGO FULL OF HYD MIST. ON FURTHER INSPECT FOUND HYD LINE UNION LEAKING IN LOWER FWD CARGO. FOUND HYD LINE WITH PIN HOLE. R & R HYD LINE. PERFORMED HYDC LINE LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 29-00-00-06 LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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