Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bags · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Part
Coalescer Bags
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON T/O AND CLIMBOUT, A HOT SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. SMELL WENT AWAY WITH POWER REDUCTION TO CRUISE. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO T/O POWER PER PFHB FOR PNEUMATIC BURNOUT. CKD AUG VALVES PER PFHB, NO SMELL NOTED. CHANGED COALESCER BAGS.

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