Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53312
Aircraft time
25,630 hours, 20,287 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT 635 AIR TURNBACK AFTER F/A''S REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE IN CABIN. ON DESCENT F/A''S REPORTED SMELL RETURNED. PRIOR TO LIFTOFF CAPT NOTICED A MYLAR BALLOON DRIFT BY HIS WINDOW. C/C INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST ON RT AND LT ENGS AND FOUND MYLAR BALLOON IN RT INLET. REMOVED SAME, CHECKED AND SVC LT AND RT ACM, CHECKED 8 AND 13 STAGE DOMES. NO OIL FOUND. CLEANED APU INLET DOOR, REPLACED LT AND RT WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. RAN ENGS PER PFHB WITH PACKS ON, ALL NORMAL AND NO SMELL NOTED.

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