SDR AALA982244

Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49731
Part
Coalescer
Part number
21D101
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Acm Bay
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DFW - 493 - AFTER TAKEOFF LGA, EN ROUTE DFW CREW SMELLED HOT ODOR FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE IN COACH CABIN. FIRST CLASS CABIN HAD AN ODOR BUT NO SMOKE. SMOKE AND ODOR DISSIPATED ONCE AIRCRAFT CLEARED 11,000 FT. CONTINUED ON TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED AIRCRAFT PACK AND HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC DUCT BURN-OUT. NO ODOR OR SMOKE DETECTED. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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