SDR AALA991856

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
December 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N358AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
24039
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

LAX - FLT 0002 - RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF, CABIN AND COCKPIT CREW NOTICED A BURNING RUBBER/PLASTIC ODOR. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONS CHECK OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR. AS A PRECAUTION, CHANGED COALESCER BAGS. OPERATED PACKS WITH ENGINES AND APU WITH NO SMOKE OR ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)