SDR AALA981915

Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7522A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49899
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
A/C Bay
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

MAF - FLT 839 - EN ROUTE DFW-SAN, APPROX 45 MINS INTO FLT, AFT CABIN F/A REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING IN AREA NEAR MID-CABIN. AS COCKPIT DOOR WAS OPENED THE SMELL OF HOT ELECTRICAL/HOT PLASTIC BECAME APPARENT ALONG WITH A LIGHT HAZE IN CABIN. INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT, PEFORMED CABIN/COCKPIT FIRE/SMOKE CHECKLIST SMOKE REMOVAL. EMERGENCY LANDED AT MAF W/O INCIDENT. SOURCE OF SMELL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BUT LINGERED IN A/C CABIN FOR ONE HOUR AFTER COMPLETE POWER DOWN. PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT PER MM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, RAN BOTH PACKS FOR 2 HOURS. NO SMELL NOTED, OPERATE ALL OVENS AND ALL LIGHTS WITH NO SMELL OR SMOKE NOTED. CHECKED E/E AND ALL CARGO PITS NO SM

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