Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
March 25, 2005
Submitted
March 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, B

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

What was found

SMOKE IN COCKPIT BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER INITIAL DESCENT INTO SLC. COMPLETED SMOKE SOURCE I.D. EMERGENCY CHKLST & AIR CON SYS SMOKE EMERGENCY CHKLST. SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE AFTER ENG 1 & 2 BLEEDS REVERSED. RAN NR 1, 2 & 3 ENGINES WITH BLEEDS & PACKS ON, NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. RAN ENGINES AT ALL PWR SETTINGS AND MIX VALVES AT ALL SETTINGS TO DUPLICATESMOKE COND, NO SMOKE NOTED EXCEPT FOR SLIGHT CARBON ODOR. INSPECTED AIR COND BAY AND BOTH PACKS AND FOUND LH WATER SEPERATOR COALESCER BAG FILTER CONTAMINATED WITH OIL AND CARBON RESIDUE. R AND R LH WATER SEPERATOR FILTER AND RAN PACKS WITH ENG AND APU BLEED AIR, SYST CKS GD. MX