Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
May 24, 2006
Submitted
May 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23258
Aircraft time
65,264 hours, 41,215 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
1808494
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

LAS - BURNING SMELL - F/A`S REPORTED A BURNING SMELL OF RUBBER COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY AREA AT CRUISE ABOUT 25 MINS PRIOR TO LANDING IN LAS WITH NO IND OF SMOKE. ODOR WENT AWAY BUT THEN RETURNED DURING DESCENT AND THEN WENT AWAY AGAIN LATER IN DESCENT. MX VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL AFT GALLEY CABINETS, OVERHEAD PANELS, C/B PANELS, COFFEE MAKERS, BOTH AFT LAVS, OVERWING EXITS, OVERHEAD BINS. RAN BOTH ENGS AND BOTH PACKS WITH APU BLEED AND WITHOUT APU BLEED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SMELL. DURING PREFLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT SEVERAL CREW MEMBERS SMELLED BURNING SMELL AGAIN, COMING FROM THE AFT CABIN AREA. MX R/R`D RT COALESCER BAG FOR THE NR 2 PACK IAW BOEING MM 21-51-41-4. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.