SDR 06FDEA1112

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
March 15, 2006
Submitted
March 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46608
Aircraft time
70,702 hours, 28,348 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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 FLIGHT EXPERIENCED EXHAUST SMELL IN COCKPIT AND MAIN CABIN. ATTEMPTED TO ISOLATE SOURCE BY TURNING OFF BLEEDS ONE AT A TIME FOR 5 MINUTES EACH. DID SAME FOR PACKS, SMELL CONTINUED. RETURNED TO MEMPHIS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL THREE A/C PACK WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. RAN ENGINES AT 40% N1 WITH ALL PACK ON FOR 15 MINUTES WITH NO ODORS. ALL THREE SOCKS REMOVED WERE EXTREMELY DIRTY. ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. CHECKED APU BLEED AIR DUCT FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK AND NO LEAKS NOTED. THEN PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN AT POWER SETTINGS FROM IDLE TO MAX POWER WITH ALL PACKS RUNNING AND WITH PACKS ISOLATED WITH NO FUMES AT ANY TIME DURING A 45 MINUTE ENGINE RUN.

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