Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49721
Part
Coalescer
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rt Pack
Part time
6,997 hours
Stage of operation
TO
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

PACK SMOKE/SMELL ON TAKEOFF. TURNED BOTH PACKS OFF, SMELL DISSIPATED. LEFT PACK ON FOR REST OF FLT, NO SMELL. INSPECTED APU INLET DOORS, FOUND OILY RESIDUE INSIDE FWD DOOR. INSPECTED LT AND RT ACMS AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. RAN ENGINES WITH PACKS RUNNING, NO SMOKE OR ODOR PRESENT. FWD APU PNEUMATICS TO MCO ON SEPARATE LOG ITEM.

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