Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53241
Part
Coalescer
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFT LAV SMOKE ALARM SET OFF FOLLOWING TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMB. F/A SMELLED SMOKE AND VERIFIED NO FIRE. RETURNED TO JFK, SMOKE ALARM RESET ITSELF AND F/A STATED SMOKE ODOR DISAPPEARED. INSPECTED LAVS, AFT GALLEY, TAIL COMP, FOUND NO ODOR. VISUAL CHECK NORMAL. FOUND APU INLET SATURATED WITH OIL. RAN ENGS AND PACKS NO ODOR AND NO SMOKE. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. CLEANED APU INLET AND PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT.

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