Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 29, 2016
Submitted
November 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
80,153 hours, 16,150 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
20D102
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

SEVERE FUME EVENT ON DESCENT INTO FLL. THROTLES SLIGHTLY ABOVE IDLE. LASTED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS. FOUND COALESCER BAGS DIRTY. REMOVED. PERFORMED ODOR, AIR CONDITIONING PACK AND DISTRIBUTION DUCT CLEANING. REPLACED THE COALESCER BAGS. NO ODORS, AND ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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