SDR AALA006095

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 28, 2000
Submitted
August 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824RA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53017
Part
Duct
Part number
6834372
Condition
Leaking
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
TO
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

LAS - AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT ON TAKEOFF, THE TAIL COMPT TEMP HIGH AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DELAYED 30 SECONDS TO SEE IF LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND PULLED POWER BACK TO 1.4 EPR. LIGHT STAYED ON. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE IMMEDIATE RETURN TO LAS. LIGHT STAYED ON ANOTHER 3 TO 4 MINS THEN WENT OUT. MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT LAS. FIRE TRUCKS CHECKED TAIL ON TAXI IN AND NOTED NO PROBLEMS. COMPLETED TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH LIGHT PROCEDURES JUST PRIOR TO LIGHT GOING OUT. FOUND RIGHT ACM HEAT EXCHANGER DUCT LOOSE AND LEAKING HOT AIR IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. SECURED DUCT. LEAK AND OPS CHECK OK. (M)

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