Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 2, 2015
Submitted
January 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48476
Aircraft time
72,793 hours, 12,420 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Engine time
2,783 hours, 880 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
61,126 hours, 10,981 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED FUME EVENT, OIL VAPOR SMELL, IN COCKPIT & CABIN WHEN STARTING NR 1 ENG. CREW WILL FILE MANDATORY FLIGHT SAFETY REPORT. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH THIS IS A MANDATORY REPORTABLE ITEM TO THE FAA. NOTED OIL SMELL AFTER STARTING NR 1 ENG, SMELL WAS ONLY MOMENTARY & DISSIPATED RATHER QUICKLY. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED & THEY CONTINUED ON. R & R PACK 1, 2 & 3 COALESCE BAGS. PERFORMED AIR CONDITIONING PACK & DISTRIBUTION DUCT ODOR CLEANING IAW MM 21-53-00-7. PERFORMED ENG NR 1 INSPECTION & CHECK IAW MM 72-00-05-6-2, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN A/C PACKS WITH BOTH APU & ENG PNEUMATICS, NO OIL OR VAPOR SMELLS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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