Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 16, 2003
Submitted
December 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48602
Aircraft time
37,450 hours, 8,481 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Damaged
Location
Air Distribution
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

DEPARTED CDG, ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON MAX PWR AT 3000 AGL SMOKE ODOR DETECTED THEN SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT TURNED ON THE LIGHTS AND THE COCKPIT HAUL FILLED WITH SMOKE. WENT ON OXYGEN, RAN APPROPIATE CHECKLISTS. RAN NR 1 ENG FOR 20 MIN AND HAD A VERY LITE ODOR. PRECAUTIONARY DEFERRED NR 1 PNEU SUPPLY. ALSO CHANGED ALL 3 COALESCER BAGS PER MM 21-54-05-2. ALL 3 FOUND BLACK.

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