SDR AALA961102

Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49679
Part
Coalescer
Part number
21D101
Condition
Dirty
Location
Acm Bays
Stage of operation
CR
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

LIT - FLT 1551 - EN ROUTE EWR/DFW - DURING CRUISE AT FL 310, REPEATED INSTANCES OF SMOKE NOTED IN MAIN CABIN WHICH WOULD LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND THEN DISSIPATE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LIT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED BOTH ENGINE INLETS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. CHECKED ALL INDIRECT LIGHT BALLASTS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. CHECKED LEFT AND RIGHT PACK FANS AND RECIRCULATION FAN WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT COALESCER BAGS AND ACCOMPLISHED BURN OUT PROCEDURE OF PNEUMATIC DUCTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION WITH NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED. (M)

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