Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 8, 2013
Submitted
May 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53630
Aircraft time
37,847 hours, 18,182 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

PUB - INFLIGHT DEN-DFW. CREW REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED PUB LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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