Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
August 30, 2012
Submitted
August 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53589
Aircraft time
30,548 hours, 20,922 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON DESCENT, ABOVE 18000, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED STRONG BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS, SPECIFICALLY IN BACK OF CABIN. CREW REPORTED INCREASING PACK CABIN TEMPERATURE SEEMED TO DECREASE ODOR. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT PER FIM. FOUND COALESCER BAGS VERY DIRTY. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT PER AMM. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. ALL CHECKED GOOD.

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