Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 11, 2013
Submitted
April 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53346
Aircraft time
56,353 hours, 40,590 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

AFTER DEPARTING, DURING CLIMBOUT, THE FLIGHT RETURNED WHEN F/A REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR THROUGHOUT THE CABIN BUT PRIMARILY NEAR THE FWD GALLEY. PILOT REPORT ALSO INDICATES "WE SMELLED POLLEN IN COCKPIT". MX ACCOMPLISHED AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-50-01, FIG 102 WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND. MX ALSO COMPLETED THE PNEUMATIC SYS DUCT BURNOUT IAW WC 7100-2619. BOTH WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED IAW WC 2120-4269. COMPLIED WITH THE PNEUMATIC DISTRIBUTION CABIN SMOKE/ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING IAW WC 2120-2367.

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