SDR AALA990337

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49309
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
1808492
Condition
Dirty
Location
A/C 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 - FLT 1274 - AFTER TAKEOFF LAS, A STRONG ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE WAS REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT. ODOR AND SMOKE DISSIPATED WHILE CLIMBING TO FL 15,000. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND COALESCER BAGS DIRTY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED COALESCER BAGS AND PERFORMED PACK BURNOUT. AFTER BURNOUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED, COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY. PACKS WERE OPERATED WITH NO LEAKS, ODOR, OR SMOKE NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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