Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53161
Part
Coalescer
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin
Part time
17,183 hours
Stage of operation
TO
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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, F/A NOTICED STRONG ODOR IN AFT CABIN, DESCRIBES AS BURNING RUBBER. PERFORMED DUCT BURN OUT. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS.

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