Service difficulty report · Tank · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
September 17, 2010
Submitted
September 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N129UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0813
Part
Tank
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT AND SUPER NUMERARY AREA PRESENT AFTER APU WAS STARTED AND PACKS WERE ON. ONCE APU AND PACKS WERE TURNED OFF. ODOR SUBSIDED & REOCCURRED WHEN EXTERNAL AIR AND PACKS WERE TURNED ON. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS IAW MM 21-51-16-03 FOUND TRIM TANK SHROUDED. FUEL LINE SHROUD DISCONNECTED AT AFT CARGO FWD BULK HEAD, CONNECTED SHROUD, RAN PACKS WITH APU AIR, ENGINE BLEED AIR, AND GROUND AIR. NO FUEL SMELL DETECTED IN COCKPIT OR SUPER NUMERARY.

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