Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 11, 2006
Submitted
July 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48774
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Clogged
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED TO HKG DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FLIGHT DUMPED FUEL TO ALLOWABLE MAX LANDING WEIGHT. FOUND COALESCER BAG TO BE CLOGGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ACM COALESCER BAG IAW 21-54-05-2. OPERATED NR 1 ACM AND NOW NORMAL. PERFORMED ENG GROUND RUN ENG'S 1 ,2, 3 AND OPERATED BLEED SYSTEMS INDEPENDENTLY AND OPS TEST NORMAL. AC OK FOR SERVICE.

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