Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49817
Part
Coalescer
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, LT REAR LAV SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED WITH ODOR SIMILAR TO GLYCOL, DISSIPATED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT PER M/M. REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATORS. NO ODOR.

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