SDR USAAD99049

Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47216
Part
Coalescer
Part number
V1211
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Rt Air Cond Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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

ATL-PIT - FLT 1558 - AFTER TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING THE CAPTAIN TALKED FURTHER WITH THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND FOUND THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THERE WAS SMOKE OR WATER VAPOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING WATER SEPARATOR BAG DISPLACED ALLOWING HEAVY WATER VAPOR TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE CABIN. THE WATER SEPARATOR BAG WAS REPLACED. (M)

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