Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Boeing 747412

Difficulty date
October 15, 2020
Submitted
October 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703CK
Make and model
Boeing 747412
Aircraft serial
24226
Aircraft time
100,812 hours, 18,681 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
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

SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM FORWARD GALLEY. DEBRIEFED CREW, STATED WITNESSED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, REFERENCE LOG PAGE 703-6941 ITEM 3 NR 2 AND 3 ACM COALESCER BAG CONTAMINATE WITH ENGINE OIL. COMPLIED WITH FOWARD GALLEY SMOKE DETECTOR OPERATIONS CHECK, IAW 747 AMM 26-13-01. INSPECTED LAVATORY FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TEMPERATURE INDICATOR, IAW 747 AMM 26-27-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH SMOKE OR FUMES IN CABIN CONDITIONAL INSPECTION CHECK, IAW 747 AMM 05-51-56/FIM 21-00-810. FOUND NR 4 ENGINE OVER SERVICE WITH ENGINE OIL AND NR 2 AND 3 ACM COALESCER BAG CONTAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 AND 3 ACM COALESCER BAG, IAW 747 AMM 21-51-05. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED.