Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
May 4, 2000
Submitted
May 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480AU
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11229
Aircraft time
30,467 hours, 37,177 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
18084932
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Air/Con Bay
Component
Cooling Turbine · Alidsg
Component part number
2046002
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

SMF - CLIMBING THOUGH 2000 FEET, NOTICED OILY SMELL EMANATING FROM BLEED AIR SYSTEM. SHORTLY AFTER, BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 LAV SMOKE DETECTORS BEGAN SOUNDING. RETURNED TO FIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 COOLING TURBINE WATER SOCKS. PERFORMED BLEED AIR DUCTING PURGE. NO FURTHER ODOR NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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