Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 27, 2001
Submitted
March 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46001
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Left
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND LEFT PACK TURNED ON, CAUSTIC FUMES FILLED COCKPIT. DECLARED EMERGENCY. RAN FUMES EVAC CHECKLIST WHILE RETURNING TO LAND . AIR TURN BACK. R & R LEFT WATER SEPARATOR SOCK, INSPECTED R-SOCK FOUND NO DEFECTS. LEFT SOCK FUEL FUME SOAKED.

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