Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
July 14, 2004
Submitted
August 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23379
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
V1211
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pack Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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 - FLT 983 - EN ROUTE FROM MCI-CLT, CREW REPORTED ANODOR OF JET FUEL PRESENT IN THE CABIN WITH APU AIR ON. THEN ON DESCENT INTO CLT, THE JET FUEL ODOR BECAME PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT WITHOUT THE APU RUNNING. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. NO FUEL OR OIL ODOR WAS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BAGS. RAN PACKS WITH APU AND ENGINES. ALL CHECK GOOD. (M)

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