Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49715
Part
Coalescer
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Component
20495061
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

SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. CKD W/W'S FOR LEAKS, CKD HYD SVC BOTTLES, REPLACED AFT SMOKE DETECTORS, REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. FOUND LT WATER SEPARATOR INLET OILY. REPLACED LT ACM, CLEANED APU INLET ASSY AND PLENUM. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT. RAN PACKS OFF APU PNEUMATICS AND PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN. AFTER ENG RUN AND BURNOUT, REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS AGAIN, PRECAUTIONARY.

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