SDR 0500709989

Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 7, 2005
Submitted
May 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8945E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47181
Aircraft time
81,315 hours, 75,988 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
17946081
Part serial
9222382198
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin Air
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

DURING CLIMBOUT AT ABOUT 600 FEET THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT THAT THE CABIN HAD SMOKE COMING OUT OF ALL VENTS AND ITS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ACRID SMELL. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO AN UNEVENTFULL LANDING BACK AT MSP. NO MENTION OF COM PROCEDURE COMPLIANCE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND A SOURCE FOR THE SMOKE, NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FIRE WAS FOUND. ALL ENGINE AND COMPONENT OIL LEVELS WERE NORMAL. THE WATER SEPARATOR BAGS WERE REPLACED, SYSTEM WAS PURGED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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