Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 17, 2017
Submitted
July 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437AA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49455
Aircraft time
89,741 hours, 42,806 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
AA3090A
Condition
Defective
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ODOR IN CABIN, INFLIGHT, POSSIBLE DIRTY SOCK ODOR. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATORS.

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