Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46101
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Pack
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TOP OF DESCENT, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, CK LISTS WERE RUN BUT SOURCE OF SMOKE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. PERFORMED OPER CK OF ELEC EQUIP, FOUND NORMAL, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR OVERHEATING , PERFORMED OPER CK OF NR 1 AND NR 2 PACKS, FOUND NR 1 PACK HAS HEAVY OIL SMELL. REMOVED AND CLEANED COALESOR BAG, COLLECT OR CHAMBER, AND HOUSING OF WATER SEPERATOR, PURGED NR 1 PACK, PERFORMED OPER CK OF NR 1 PACK, OPER NORMAL, NO SMOKE OR SMELL OF SMOKE.

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