Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 17, 2008
Submitted
December 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49303
Aircraft time
68,678 hours
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
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

ATL INFLIGHT - DURING CLIMB-OUT BETWEEN 4000 AND 10000 FEET, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED WHITE SMOKE IN CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN SMOKE AND FIRE CHECKLIST AND SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. RETURNED TO ATL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED BURN OUT OF HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC DUCTING, AND REPLACED TAIL COMPARTMENT COALESCER BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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