Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
May 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N254AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22796
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
V1211
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

GSO - FLT 1704, EN ROUTE ATL-BWI, BOTH THE FORWARD AND AFT CABIN SMOKE DETECTOR ALARMS WENT OFF DURING FLIGHT. CREW NOTED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL BUT COULD NOT LOCATE SOURCE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OF FIRE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO GSO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE A/C TO HAVE OILY SMELL IN THE CABIN. RAN BOTH ENGINES WITH PACKS ON HOT AND BURNED OIL OUT OF DUCTS, THEN RAN BOTH ENGINES AND PACKS AT CRUISE POWER FOR 15 MINUTES. NO FURTHER SMELL NOTED. REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR BAGS AS PRECAUTIONARY. (M)