SDR USAAD99008

Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
48138
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
V1211
Condition
Contaminated
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
AP
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

CLT/CLE - FLT 1174 - DURING APPROACH, THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVATED. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE BLEEDS, THE SMOKE DETECTORS RETURNED TO NORMAL. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE ENGINE INLET AND EXHAUST FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS AND BOTH AIR CYLCE MACHINES FOR OPERATION AND OIL LEVEL, ALL APPEARED NORMAL. THE AIR CONDITIONING COALESCER BAGS WERE FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY DIRTY. THE COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS OPERATED USING BOTH ENGINES AND AN EXTERNAL AIR SUPPLY CART. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY FURTHER SMELL OR SMOKE. (X)

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