SDR 070193

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
April 14, 2008
Submitted
April 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952MA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49673
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT PERSONNEL REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL POINT OF DEPARTURE (RFD). MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED AND FOUND THE COALESCER BAGS EXCESSIVELY DIRTY. REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PACK COALESCER BAGS IAW AMM 21-20-02. RETURN TO SERVICE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND ALL SYSTEMS OPS CHECK NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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