SDR RU3A02003

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
April 19, 2002
Submitted
March 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N94
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
258129
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
8323712
Condition
Contaminated
Location
A/C System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT 10,000 FT, ACRID ODOR, CHECKED NO C/B'S POPPED. WITHIN 1 MIN OF 1ST ODOR, WHITE/GREY SMOKE APPEARED. COULD NOT ISOLATE. WENT ON OXYGEN, RAM DUMPED CABIN PRESS, DECLARED AN EMERG, & DESCENDED. RAN SMOKE/FUMES & ELEC FIRE C/L. LANDED & EMERG EGRESSED ON TAXIWAY. MAINT RAN NR 1 & NR 2 ENGS. SELECTED NR 1 MAIN AIR VALVE TO OPEN, REMOTE PRESENCE OF ODOR, NO SMOKE/VAPOR DETECTED. NR 1 & NR 2 MAIN AIR VALVES OPEN, NO ADD ODOR, AFTER 30 SEC, ODOR CLEARED. R & I AIR CON SYS WATER SEP ASSY. FOUND WATER SOCK SATURATED WITH WATER & SOOT. R & R WATER SOCK. PERFORMED GROUND RUN NR 2 WITH SYSTEMS POWERED, ENG RUN AT T/O POWER, REDUCED POWER TO IDLE FOR 60 MIN. NO SMOKE OR ODOR DETECTED.