Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 24, 2018
Submitted
January 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49879
Aircraft time
73,282 hours, 55,031 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Failed
Location
Coalescer Bag
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B, J
Precautionary procedure
G, B, A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO A TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH MESSAGE. PERFORMED QRH AND MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED WITH LEFT ENGINE AT IDLE. DURING THE RETURN, THE CABIN PRESSURE WAS LOST AND PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE & HAZE IN THE CABIN WITH A BURNING ODOR. FOUND THE RT COALESCER BAG CLAMP DISLODGED AND BAGGAGE MELTED. REPLACED THE RT TEMP CONTROL VALVE, LT & RT COALESCER BAGS AND CLAMP. PERFORMED ALL PNEUMATIC HEALTH CHECKS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS AS REQUIRED WITH NORMAL FUNCTION VALIDATED.

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