Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 17, 2002
Submitted
May 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53423
Aircraft time
23,577 hours, 18,214 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
A/C Bay
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.

What was found

SMELLED SMOKE AT 28K CRZ FOLLOWED BY AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS AND VISIBLE SMOKE AROUND CEILING OF CABIN. WITHIN 3 MINUTES SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED. INSP ACM AND ENG, NTF. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT AND REPLACED COALESCOR BAGS. RAN ENGINES, CKS GOOD.

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