SDR AALA990941

Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53155
Part
Coalescer
Condition
Dirty
Location
Acm Bay
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

BFL - FLT 1768 - EN ROUTE BFL-DFW, AFTER TAKEOFF FLIGHT, ATTENDANTS REPORTED FUMES AND SMOKE IN AFT CABIN. SMELLED LIKE POSSIBLE BURNING OIL/HYDRAULIC FLUID. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED BFL, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN SAFE CONDITION FOR FERRY FLIGHT FROM BFL TO LAX FOR FURTHER EVALUATION OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. AT LAX, PERFORMED PAC BURNOUT PER MM. NO SMOKE OR FUMES NOTICED. GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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