Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bags · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23095
Part
Coalescer Bags
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt/Rt Packs
Component
213201808
Stage of operation
CL
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

SLC - RETURNED DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN. SMOKE APPEARED TO DISSIPATE WHEN GALLEY PWR AND GASPER FAN ARE TURNED OFF. SMOKE DID REMAIN IN THE CABIN AND SMELLED TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. BOTH FRONT AND AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS WENT OFF SHORTLY AFTER WE SMELLED THE SMOKE. MAINT CHECKED OVENS, COFFEE MARKERS, CABIN AND LAVS AND ALL FOUND NORMAL. RAN ENGS TO T/O POWER FOR 5 MIN WITH PACKS ON, NO ODORS NOTED. AC HAD BEEN DE-ICED IN DEN, FLUID IN PACK AREA SLIGHT SMELL. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS AND WITH BOTH PACKS ON RUN, NO ODORS.