Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
July 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47464
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
21D101
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED ON SHORT FINAL. EVACUATED AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN AFT UPPER COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPT CLEARED AIRCRAFT, REPLACED NR 11 SMOKE DETECTOR. INSPECTED AND FOUND RIGHT COALESCER BAG NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. REPLACED COALESCER BAG. INSPECTED DUCTING IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED FREIGHT WITH NO CAUSE OF SMOKE FOUND. SUSPECT SMOKE WAS ACTUALLY MOISTURE/CONDENSATION.

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