Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 3, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16893
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49392
Part
Coalescer
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt & Rt Pack
Stage of operation
AP
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

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A STRONG SMOKE SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN WHILE ON SHORT FINAL INTO EWR. NO VISIBLE SMOKE WAS SEEN. THE ODOR STOPPED AFTER LANDING. IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL ICING SYSTEMS WERE OPERATING AND THE ODOR WAS DETECTED SHORTLY AFTER TAIL DEICE WAS SELECTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU AND TAIL SECTION FOR LEAKS AND NONE WERE FOUND. BOTH COALESCER BAGS WERE FOUND DIRTY. THE COALESCER BAGS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. BOTH ENGINES WERE RUN WITH ALL ICING SYSTEMS OPERATING AND NO SMOKE OR ODORS WERE OBSERVED. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

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