Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
May 18, 2000
Submitted
May 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19621
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27334
Aircraft time
17,320 hours, 9,370 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt And Rt Packs
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

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SMF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SMF WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF APU OIL ENTERING THE AIR CONDITIONING PNEUMATIC SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE ENGINES AND APU WERE RUN WITH PACKS OPERATING AND AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT PACK COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED DUE TO OIL SATURATION.