Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 7, 2013
Submitted
June 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48430
Aircraft time
70,660 hours, 10,886 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEVEL 3 ALERT CABIN SMOKE. AFTER DEPARTING, AT ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO INTO THE FLIGHT AND AT 33K FLIGHT ALT "LEVEL 3" CABIN SMOKE ALERT DISPLAYED ON EAD. RETURN TO DEPARTURE. FOUND CONDENSATION IN MAIN CABIN COMING FROM PACK NR 2. R & R COALESER ON PACK NR 2 IAW 21-54-04. OPS CHECK OF CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS, OPS CHECK PASSED NO FURTHER CONDENSATION NOTED, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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