SDR 0600359950

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
February 5, 2006
Submitted
February 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9346
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47376
Aircraft time
93,732 hours, 81,489 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
A/C 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

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED CHEMICAL SMELL/FUMES IN THE AFT CABIN WHILE EN ROUTE. OCCUPANTS COMPLAINED ABOUT NUMBNESS IN HAND, ARMS, AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH OF THE COALESCER BAGS, INSPECTED THE APU COMPARTMENT AND AIR CONDITIONER DUCTING FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS, AND DRAINED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OVERFLOW CONTAINERS. NO TROUBLE WAS FOUND AT ANY LOCATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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