Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
November 19, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
47835
Aircraft time
90,914 hours, 25,612 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT VERY STRONG FUMES NOTED BY CAPTAIN AND F/O. APU WAS OFF ALL 3 ENGINES RUNNING WITH PACKS 2, 3 ON (1 DEFERED) RETURNED TO GATE CLEANED AIR DUCTS OF ODOR IAW MM 21-53-00-7. OK FOR SERVICE. REMOVED ALL 3 WATER SEPARATOR COALESCERS FOUND. LUBE IN EACH SPRING MECHANISM, CLEANED ALL RESIDUE AND CHANGED ALL BAGS. REINSTALLED MM 21-53-03-2-0. PACK BURN IN PROGRESS, CLEANED AIR DUCTS OF ODOR IAW MM 21-53-00-7. OK FOR SERVICE. FINAL CLOSED.

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