Service difficulty report · Smoke · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 3, 2006
Submitted
March 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268A
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2175
Aircraft time
5,946 hours, 2,345 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 771 ALCAPULCO TO DTW AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI, COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH GREY SMOKE. NO SMOKE OR FIRE WARNINGS. DECLARED EMERGENCY ON FIELD AND REQUESTED FIRE DEPT. FIRE DEPT FOUND NO HOT SPOTS, MAINTENANCE TOOK OVER, INSPECTED FWD, AFT, BULK CARGO COMPT, AVIONICS COMPT, COCKPIT, CABIN, FWD AND AFT LAVS AND GALLEYS NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND RAN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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