Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
January 1, 2017
Submitted
January 4, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N384HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1259
Aircraft time
25,205 hours, 3,922 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER DOORS CLOSED, WHITE SMOKE THAT SMELLED LIKE A HOT PACK MOMENTARILY CAME FROM FO SIDE VENT. TURNED OFF PACKS NO ODOR IN CABIN. INSPECTED THE E/E COMPARTMENT FOR OBVIOUS DEFECTS, NONE FOUND, RAN BOTH PACKS NO ODOR NOTED, VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU NO LEAKS NOTED, PERFORMED COCKPIT AND CABIN TEMP CONTROL TEST IAW AMM 21-63-00-730-801A, TEST PASSED, NO FAULTS NOTED ON GROUND. OK TO CONTINUE.

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