SDR AALA006009

Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N879RA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53185
Part
Coalescer
Part number
21D101
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF, F/A'S REPORTED SMELLING STRONG SMOLDERING LIKE SMELL IN CABIN. ALSO, SMELLED IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 132,000 POUNDS. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND OIL SMELL COMING FROM BOTH AIR CONNDITIONING PACKS. REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS. NO OIL WAS FOUND IN BAGS. PERFORMED BURN-OUT PROCEDURE DUE TO STRONG SMELL REPORTS. RAN AIR CONDITION PACK FULL HOT AND COLD AT POWER. NO SMELL OR FUMES NOTED. INSPECTED RECIRCULATING FANS AND ACM. BOTH ARE NORMAL. LANDING WEIGHT IS WITHIN LIMITS. (X0

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