Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
August 29, 2009
Submitted
August 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8905F
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7905
Aircraft time
12,815 hours, 10,456 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
7536893
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

XNA/MEM WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 100000FT CREW NOTICED A CHEMICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT CAUSING DISCOMFORT. BOTH PILOTS DONNED OXYGEN MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, QRH FOLLOWED WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN MEM. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT COALESCER BAGS CONTAMINATED / DIRTY. BAGS REPLACED PER BOMBARDIER AMM 21-51-13, OPERATIONAL CHECKS PERFORMED WITH NO SYSTEM DEFECTS FOUND.