SDR KCSA09030

Service difficulty report · Cargo · Boeing 747249F

Difficulty date: July 13, 2009
Submitted: July 14, 2009
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N706CK
Make and model: Boeing 747249F
Aircraft serial: 21827
Aircraft time: 78,193 hours, 19,465 cycles
System (JASC): 2120 · Air Distribution System
Part: Cargo
Condition: Fumes
Location: Cargo Bay
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

FUMES COMING FROM NR 1 CARGO PALLET AND OR LOWER FWD CARGO AREA. SUSPECT CARGO FLUID LEAK. AFTER IDENTIFICATION OF ALL AFFECTED CARGO WITH THE USE OF THE PROPER MSDS SHEET, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A GASEOUS LEAK HAD OCCURRED. ALL AFFECTED CARGO HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY VENTED AND ALL PALLET POSITIONS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO LIQUID SPILLS FOUND, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.