SDR AALA972342

Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 9, 1997
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
Air Cond Compt
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

DFW - FLT 1478 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW, FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTED A STRONG ELECRICAL SMELL IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED ALL COALESCER BAGS AND BURNED PACKS OFF AFTER CHANGE. AIRCRAFT FLEW ON FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AND NO ODOR WAS NOTED. SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED INTO SERVICE. (X)

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