Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
May 21, 2011
Submitted
May 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47739
Aircraft time
78,799 hours, 77,915 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fwd Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

ENROUTE, FLIGHT DIVERTED, DUE TO A PERSISTENT HOT PLASTIC BURNING ODOR IN THE FORWARD GALLEY BETWEEN MAIN DOOR AND FORWARD LAVATORY. THERE WAS NO VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF SMOKE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE COALESCER BAGS SATURATED AND DIRTY, REMOVED AND REPLACED THEM. LEAK AND OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. NO FURTHER BURNING ODOR WAS NOTED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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