SDR 0100721148

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC1040

Difficulty date
February 17, 2001
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148US
Make and model
Doug DC1040
Aircraft serial
46757
Aircraft time
80,364 hours, 28,712 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, AIR CONDITIONING PACKS PRODUCED A BLUE CLOUD OF BILLOWING SMOKE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NR 2 AND NR 3 COALESCER BAGS DIRTY. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS AND PERFORMED PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURE. REPLACED AIR CYCLE MACHINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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