SDR AALA981854

Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 5, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49344
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
TO
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 1737 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 FT, AN ACRID SMELL WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND FIRST CLASS. CHECKING CIRCUIT BREAKERS A HAZE WAS NOTICED IN AIR. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOR SOURCE OF SMELL, CHECKED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR ARCING, CHECKED BALLASTS IN CABIN, CHECKED OVENS FOR BURNING SMELL, RAN BOTH PACKS WITH APU AND ENGINES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED, CHANGED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, ALL SYSTEM OPERATIONS CHECK SATISFACTORY, AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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