Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
April 2, 2006
Submitted
April 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733TA
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258337
Aircraft time
7,834 hours, 4,755 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
8323712
Part serial
NA
Condition
Saturated
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
TO
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

WHEN MAIN AIR VALVES WERE OPENED TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED THAT SMOKE BEGAN TO COME INTO CABIN. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS, AND TURNED THE MAIN AIR VALVES OFF. AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO KSFO WHERE CFR RESPONSE WAS GIVEN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE COALESCER DRAIN. THE COALESCER SOCK WAS REPLACED. THE PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS WERE RESTOWED AND THE OXYGEN SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE WERE PERFORMED WHILE RUNNING BOTH THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AND ENGINES. A SATISFACTORY CHECK FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.