SDR AALA961571

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49734
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

ORD - FLT 435 - AFTER TAKEOFF ORD DURING CLIMB-OUT, FOUL ODOR ENTERED COCKPIT AND ODOR/SMOKE NOTED IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED BOTH ENGINES AND NOTED POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE TO RIGHT ENGINE. ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE OF RIGHT ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT COALESCER BAGS AND ACCOMPLISHED GRUOND RUN OF BOTH ENGINES, APUT AND BOTH PACKS WITH NO DEFECTS, SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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