Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
October 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22931
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Pack
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, AGAIN STRONG SMELL FROM NR 1 ENGINE BLEED ON LEFT PACK. CHANGED TO NR 3 BLEED AND RIGHT PACK, SMELL WENT AWAY. AT 18,000 FT USING NR 2 BLEED AND LEFT PACK, SMELL CAME BACK BUT NOT AS STRONG. SELECTED WARMER TEMPERATURE LEFT PACK, SLOWLY SMELL DISSIPATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT PACK WATER SEPARATOR BAG, CHECKED AIR CYCLE MACHINE FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND CHIP DETECTOR PLUG FOR METAL, NONE. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL FROM NR 1 BLEED, PACK OPERATED NORMAL DURING GROUND OPERATION USING APU.

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