Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 4, 2000
Submitted
October 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
43173
Aircraft time
27,497 hours, 22,009 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Aft Accessory
Stage of operation
NR
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

F/A REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN RETURNED TO LGA. NO SMELL NOTED ON A/C ARRIVAL INSPECTED LIGHTS AND BALLASTS IN CABIN AND CARGO BINS NTF OR SMELL NOTED. REMOVED OVENS AND CKED WIRING NTF. INSPECTED AND RAN RECIRC FANS, PACKS CKED WATER COMPRESSOR ALL NML. INSPECTED E/E AREA, NTF OR ELECTRICAL SMELL. REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, CKED 8TH AND 13TH STAGE DOME CAPS, NO OIL FOUND. RAN ENGS PER PFHB, NO SMELL NOTED.

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