SDR G6OA04001

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 4, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705GC
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48412
Aircraft time
42,920 hours, 8,268 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
18084934
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Air Cond Bays
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A, G

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

What was found

FIFTEEN MINUTES INTO FLT, AT FLT LEVEL 310, THE LEVEL 2 (AIR SYS 1 PRESS LOW) AND (AIR SYS 2 PRESS LOW) ILLUMINATED. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND DIVERSION INTIATED TO KSDF. DURING DESCENT , THE LEVEL 2 AIR SYS 3 LOW PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COALESCER BAGS CONTAMINATED WITH GLYCOL.

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