Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
April 13, 2020
Submitted
April 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7670
Aircraft time
35,030 hours, 33,405 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Odor
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO LANDING I TURNED THE PACK TEMPERATURE UP FOR HEAT AND A FOUL SMELL ENTERED THE FLIGHT DECK. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE SMOKE TOILET CAUTION MESSAGE APPEARED, BUT CLEARED ONCE I TURNED THE PACK TEMP BACK DOWN. ONCE ON THE GROUND I CHANGED THE TEMPERATURE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ISOLATE THE ISSUE. THE FOUL SMELL APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE LEFT PACK. FLIGHT 3779 - FILED CLOSED CREW CONFIRMED THIS OCCURRED WHILE ON APU BLEED.TROUBLESHOT FOUL SMELL IN THE CABIN IAW CRJ 200 FIM. CREW SIGNIFIED ISSUE WAS ON LH SIDE.INSPECTED CEILING, SIDEWALL, AND READING LIGHTS AND DID NOT FIND ANY ELECTRICAL SMELL OR FAULT WITH ANY. INSPECTED LIGHT BALLASTS AND DID NOT FIND ANY FAULT OR BURNING SMELL WITH ANY. INSPECTED GALLEY FANS AND DID NOT FIND ANY BURNING SMELL OR FAULT WITH ANY FAN. INSPECTED LAV LIGHTS AND BALLASTS AND DID NOT FIND ANY FAULTS OR SMELLS. INSPECTED COCKPIT LIGHTING AND DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH LIGHTS OR ANY SMELLS IN FLIGHT DECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COALESCOR SOCKS FOR THE LH AND RH WATER SEPARATORS IAW CRJ 200 CMM. OPS CHECKED THE WATER SEPARATORS IAW CRJ 200 AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. WATER DRAIN LINES FOR LH AND RH SIDES LOOK BRAND NEW. OPS CHECKED LH AND RH PACKS OFF OF APU IAW CRJ 200 AMM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ON FULL HEAT. NO FOUL SMELL NOTED OR TOILET SMOKE CAUTION MESSAGE. CREW SIGNIFIED THAT THE SMELL HAD IMPROVED AFTER THE COALESCER BAG REPLACEMENT. OPS CHECKED THE LA