Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53161
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Part time
6,777 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SLIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER T/O, SET OFF BOTH SMOKE ALARMS. SMOKE CLEARED AFTER A FEW MIN. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT PER M/M, RAN PACKS WITH ENGS TO T/O PWR. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, ALL CK OK.

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