SDR 9712979987

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
July 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987US
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47458
Part
Duct
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
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

TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT WAS RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED CLAMPS AT LEFT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BETWEEN PRESSURE RELIEF SHUT OFF VALVE AND FLOW CONTROL VALVE. ALSO, REPLACED RUPTURED DUCT DOWNSTREAM OF FLOW CONTROL VALVE, OPEATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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