What was found
UNUSUAL SMELL IN CABIN ON TAKEOFF. SMELL WENT AWAY, THEN CAME BACK AT 27000. DIVERTED TO IAH. FOUND PLASTIC BAG IN INLET NR 2 ENG. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT PER M/M. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS, OPS CKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2000
- Submitted
- September 27, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53421
- Aircraft time
- 20,815 hours, 16,349 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2170 · Humidity Control System
- Part
- Coalescer Bag
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Aft
- 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.