Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 30, 2018
Submitted
September 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802WA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53052
Aircraft time
56,422 hours, 37,225 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
18406032
Part serial
25973
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
800 hours, 335 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF RED "TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH" AND "MASTER WARNING" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED TAIL COMPARTMENT FOUND AIR LEAK AT LT PACK PNEUMATIC DUCT. PERFORMED INSPECTION AND CHECK OF LT SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER AND FOUND CRACKED. R&R LT SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER. OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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