Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 6, 2016
Submitted
June 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N878GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53487
Aircraft time
38,492 hours, 23,553 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON CLIMBOUT REAR F/A CALLED COCKPIT STATING SHE SMELLED ELECTRICAL ODOR, ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR POSSIBLY. 2ND REAR F/A CONFIRMED SAME. RETURN TO DEPARTURE. FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL CAME ONBOARD AFTER ORDERLY DEPLANNING OF PASSENGERS. THEY SMELLED RESIDUAL ELECT ODOR FROM ROW 18-25 WITH APU OFF AND ALL ELECTRIC OFF ACFT. C/W TC 21-059-002, TYPE 3, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REPLACED COALESER BAG IAW AMM 21-20-02. OPERATED AIR CONDITION SYS, NO ODORS NOTED. CHECKED OIL IN APU AND AIR CYCLE MACHINE. ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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