Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 9, 2002
Submitted
June 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632CT
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49632
Aircraft time
31,765 hours, 23,296 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
3212000590
Condition
Dirty
Location
Air Conditioning
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

AFTER TAKE OFF A STRONG SMOKE SMELL WAS PRESENTED IN THE COCKPIT, INMEDIATELY, THE CABIN SUPPERVISOR INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMOKE SMELL ALONG THE PASSENGER CABIN, SPECIALLY IN THE REAR SECTION. THERE WAS NOT FUMES NOR FIRE VISIBLE AT ANY MOMENT. WE RETURNED INMEDIATELY TO THE AIRPORT IN VISUAL CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO LAND AS SOON AS POSIBLE. COALESCER BAGS OF AIR CONDITIONING WATER SEPARADTOR WERE CLEANED IAW AMM 21-20-02 PAGE 202. WAS PERFORMED ENGINE RUN-UP TEST BY ONE HOUR WITH SATISFACTORY TEST IAW AMM 71-00-00 PAG BLOCK 501.

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