Service difficulty report · Acm · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
November 6, 2025
Submitted
November 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AV
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1342
Aircraft time
39,966 hours, 7,438 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
37,060 hours, 6,813 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
983A000003
Part serial
0983A00ES002204
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
26,820 hours, 4,756 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING THE CLIMB, THE CREW NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL, FOLLOWED BY VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND AN OVERTEMPERATURE INDICATION AT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OUTLET (PACK OUTLET). THE CREW THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO KIN AIRPORT IN JAMAICA. THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE (ACM) OF PACK 1 WAS FOUND SEIZED. PACK 1 WAS DEFERRED UNDER MEL 21-52-01 (1), AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW TO BOG STATION, WHERE THE PACK 1 ACM WAS REPLACED.

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