SDR 0402219926

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
December 27, 2004
Submitted
December 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47425
Aircraft time
76,538 hours, 77,367 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Both
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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS IN ALARM. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING BACK AT FLL. NO MENTION OF COM OR APU/PACK CONFIGURATION. PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY THROUGH MAIN CABIN DOOR AND CFR FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULTS EXCEPT FOR A PUDDLE OF DE-ICING FLUID IN THE TAIL CONE AND EXTERIOR. THE DE-ICE FLUID WAS CLEANED UP, BOTH WATER SEPARATORS BAGS WERE REPLACED, AND PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH. NO SMOKE OR SMELL PRESENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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