Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
March 4, 2012
Submitted
March 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24478
Aircraft time
65,119 hours, 41,246 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
21D102
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, D

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING NR 1 ENGINE AND TURNING ON THE NR 1 PACK, CREW REPORTED A VERY STRONG ODOR FILLED THE COCKPIT - DIRTY SOCK SMELL. IRRITATING TO EYES AND LUNGS. TURNED PACKS OFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED J/C 03L00021001, "737 T/S CABIN ODOR". BOROSCOPED LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES, AS PRECAUTIONARY HPC 1-4 STAGES, WITH NO FINDINGS. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. ACCOMPLISHED J/C 03L00036001, "BLEED AIR ANALYSIS". SENT FILTERS TO PIT FOR ANALYSIS. PERFORMED PACK BURN-OUT PER AMM 21-00-01-102-001.

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