SDR GTIA040706

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 7, 2004
Submitted
September 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828NK
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49823
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAX - FLT 874 - AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE STARTED COMING OT OF THE LEFT AFT LAV, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ALL ELSE WAS NORMAL. FOUND OIL RESIDUE AT BOTH OF COALESCER BAGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. OPS AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND RAN BOTH PACKS AT HIGH ENGINE POWER SETTINGS AND NO FAULTS NOTED. OK TO CONTINUE. (M)

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