SDR GAIA00663

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
October 12, 2000
Submitted
December 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
21157
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
22010
Condition
Dirty
Location
A/C Bay
Component
Fuselage · Boeing · B727251
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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

DISCREPANCY: ON DESCENT SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES IN COCKPIT. ON FINAL THE ANTI ICE WAS OFF, THE GASPER FAN ON, AND ENGINE POWER WAS IDLE, WITH ALL INSTRUMENTS NORMAL. ADVANCED POWER AND FUMES WENT AWAY, WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT ELP AND ON GROUND, NO EXHAUST FUMES WERE NOTED AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND EVIDENCE OF RESIDUAL FLUID IN THE AIR-CONDITION BAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGA. FANS, PACKS AND ENGINES OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD ANDNORMAL ON GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.