Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
May 30, 2022
Submitted
May 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N353A
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
4996
Aircraft time
3,897 hours
Part
Valve
Part number
B96B16501
Part serial
L98515
Condition
Used
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
V
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

UNFAMILIAR ODOR FROM DEMISTING VENTS, NOT TYPICAL ELECTRICAL SMELL. DURING CLIMB OUT, OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE TWO WISPS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE DEMISTING VENTS. PARAMEDIC CONFIRMED WHAT I SAW, WE ASSUMED IT WAS SMOKE AND RETURNED TO BASE. UPON TALKING TO THE MECHANIC, HE INFORMED US THAT LUBRICATING SPRAY WAS APPLIED TO DEMISTING VALVE TWO DAYS PRIOR AND NO FLIGHTS HAD OCCURRED SINCE. THE DEMISTING VALVE WAS MEL'D AND AND REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ORDERED