Service difficulty report · Drain · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
April 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11231
Part
Drain
Condition
Plugged
Location
Coalescer Bag
Stage of operation
CL
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

GEG - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE WATER SOCK DRAIN PLUGGED FOR THE CABIN PACK. THE DRAIN WAS UNPLUGGED AND THE WATER SOCK WAS CLEANED, IT WAS FULL OF WATER MIXED WITH OIL. SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONALLY TESTED AND A TEST FLIGHT ACCOMPLISHED, TESTS NORMAL. THE APU WAS SUSPECTED OF PUTTING THE OIL IN THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM AND IS CURRENTLY ON MEL.

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