Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
January 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68060
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
47850
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
20D103
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 3 Pack
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

SMOKE ENTERED CABIN WHILE EN ROUTE. THE NR 3 PNEUMATIC SUPPLY AND NR 3 AIR CONDITIONING PACK WERE SHUTDOWN IAW CHECKLIST AND THE SMOKE CEASED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO IAH WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 3 PACK COALESCER BAG. THE PACK WAS RUN WHILE OPERATING THE NR 3 ENGINE AND APU AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD WITH NO SMOKE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED FIVE FLIGHTS WITHOUT REPORTS OF CABIN SMOKE SINCE THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IMPLEMENTED.

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