Service difficulty report · Coalescers · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53052
Part
Coalescers
Part number
1808492
Condition
Inop
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

PDX - EN ROUTE LAX-PDX - FLT 620 - FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED HEADACHES, EUPHORIA AND DISORIENTATION DURING CRUISE AT FL 330 AND CABIN ALTITUDE OF 6000 FEET. DESCENDED TO LOWER ALTITUDE, SYMPTONS WERE LESS NOTICEABLE BUT STILL EXISTING. ODOR NOTED SIMILAR TO PLANT NEAR OR IN LEFT AFT LAVATORY. FLIGHT CREW DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH REGARD TO AIR QUALTITY OR ODOR. ACCOMPLISHED AIR QUALITY CHECK PER WS 28525013. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR COALESCERS AND CLEANED APU INLET AND PANEL AREAS. OPERATED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, NO ODOR OR DEFECT NOTED. (M)

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