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Dispatched with the APU deferred inoperative and the APU bleed valve closed; the flight crew of an A300 were perplexed but unfazed by an illogical APU bleed leak ECAM message for which; predictably; no appropriate procedures were published. Upon landing at their destination and deplaning a mechanic pointed out charring around the APU inlet door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1067203 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201302 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZID.ARTCC |
| State Reference | IN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Indicating and Warning - APU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 83 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 3200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
The aircraft was in cruise at FL270 with the APU shut down and the APU bleed valve closed. A descent was given by ATC and; as the aircraft was passing through FL260; we received an APU bleed leak - ECAM caution message. There were no action items associated with the ECAM or the aom or QRH since the APU was already shut down. While passing through approximately FL180 the ECAM indication extinguished. A normal approach and landing were made to runway 35L. We taxied to parking; the aircraft was secured; and a logbook entry made for the APU bleed leak message. After exiting the aircraft maintenance met me at the bottom of the stairs. The mechanic proceeded to show me indications of charring around the APU inlet door. At no time did we have any indications of an APU fire.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dispatched with the APU deferred inoperative and the APU bleed valve closed; the flight crew of an A300 were perplexed but unfazed by an illogical APU BLEED LEAK ECAM message for which; predictably; no appropriate procedures were published. Upon landing at their destination and deplaning a Mechanic pointed out charring around the APU inlet door.
Narrative: The aircraft was in cruise at FL270 with the APU shut down and the APU bleed valve closed. A descent was given by ATC and; as the aircraft was passing through FL260; we received an APU BLEED LEAK - ECAM caution message. There were no action items associated with the ECAM or the AOM or QRH since the APU was already shut down. While passing through approximately FL180 the ECAM indication extinguished. A normal approach and landing were made to Runway 35L. We taxied to parking; the aircraft was secured; and a logbook entry made for the APU Bleed Leak message. After exiting the aircraft Maintenance met me at the bottom of the stairs. The Mechanic proceeded to show me indications of charring around the APU inlet door. At no time did we have any indications of an APU fire.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.