Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 4, 2011
Submitted
November 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53289
Aircraft time
61,740 hours, 26,129 cycles
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF A STRONG RUBBER ODOR WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WITH NO SMOKE PRESENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN AND REPLACED PNEUMATIC COALESCER SEPARATORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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