Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
May 17, 2012
Submitted
May 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68049
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47803
Aircraft time
70,361 hours, 31,828 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 1 A/C Pack
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DISTINCT ODOR OF MELTING PLASTIC COMING FROM PACKS. THIS IS WITH NR 2 PACK OFF. WHEN YOU CALL FOR 78 DEGREES & HIGHER, STRONG ODOR. RAN PACKS INDIVIDUALLY AND ISOLATED ODOR TO WHEN PACK 1 IS OPERATING. NR 1 PACK COALESCER BAG WAS VERY DIRTY, RAN NR 1 PACK AND ODOR WAS PRESENT BUT QUICKLY DISSIPATED WHEN PACK RAN FULL HOT. CLEANED WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS. PACKS OPERATED NORMAL NO DEFECTS NOTED, NO ODOR NOTED,

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