Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 6, 2003
Submitted
July 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49564
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON LANDING, SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER APU START. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. APU SHUTDOWN AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY RESIDUAL HYD FLUID LEFT FROM A PREVIOUS REPAIR. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS ON LT AND RT WATER SEPARATORS. CLEANED APU INELT DOORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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