Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
July 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48439
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Dirty
Location
Air Con System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACRID ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE FROM PACKS DURING CLIMBOUT. ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER SMELL OR SMOKE FROM PACKS (SUSPECT HYD SMELL) ACRID SMELL BUT NO VISIBLE SMOKE REAPPEARED ON DESCENT. COALESCERS DIRTY. NO HYD OR OIL PRESENT. REPLACED PERCAUTIONARY IAW AMM 21-54-05-2. HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS, OIL CONSUMPTION AND OVERFILL CONTAINERS CHECK NORMAL. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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