SDR 0500749856

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
May 12, 2005
Submitted
May 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47718
Aircraft time
67,739 hours, 68,812 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SOON AFTER TAKEOFF, BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT AIR CONDITION SUPPLY TEMP HIGH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE CREW COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES, RETURNED TO MSP, AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL BUT OVERWEIGHT LANDING. SMOKE SLOWLY DISSIPATED AFTER THE AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF. MAINTENANCE AT MSP COULD NOT FIND ANY SOURCE OF SMOKE. RAN ENGINES AT TAKEOFF POWER WITH AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE ON. NO SMOKE OR SMELLS WERE NOTED. THE WATER SEPARATOR BAGS WERE REPLACED, STRINGER CHECK PERFORMED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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