Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 1, 2005
Submitted
June 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK198
Aircraft time
5,956 hours, 4,855 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE WITH ANTI-ICE SYS ON, NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR IN CABIN. WHILE LOOKING INTO CABIN THERE WAS A HAZY SMOKE EMANATING FROM REAR CABIN AROUND LAV AREA. CREW SELECTED RT ENG AS BLEED AIR SOURCE SMOKE APPEARED TO DECREASE. ACFT DIVERTED TO KAGS & MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. A STRONG ODOR REMAINED AROUND AFT BAGGAGE AREA. MX PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS WHILE CYCLING THROUGH BLEED AIR SOURCES USING VARIOUS TEMP SETTINGS. COALESCER SOCK IN ACM REPLACED AND ENGS RUN AGAIN USING DIFFERENT BLEED AIR SOURCES & TEMP SETTINGS. LINES AT ACM & WING ANTI-ICE DUCTS IN LAV WERE INSPECTED WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. A CHECK FLT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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