Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 7, 2004
Submitted
February 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49298
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

MIA INFLIGHT T1968/07, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PACKS WERE TURNED OFF BUT SMOKE WAS NOT CLEARING. RETURNED TO STATION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SMOKE CLEARED UPON LANDING. VISUAL CHECK DETECTED NO SIGN OF FIRE OR SMOKE. PERFORMED PACK BURN. REPLACED AIR CONDITIONING PILOT PRESSURE, REPLACED THERMAL SWITCH CONTROL, REPLACED COALESCER AND WATER SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY, COALESCER BAGS, ALTITUDE BAGS, AND BIAS SOLENOID VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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