Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 26, 2002
Submitted
June 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49454
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORD - FLT 1381 - EN ROUTE ORD-SAT, DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHECKLIST WAS RUN AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. IAW THE CHECKLIST, THE LEFT SUPPLY SWITCH WAS RETURNED TO THE AUTO POSITION AND DURING CLIMB THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. IT EXTINGUISHED WHEN HIGH PRESSURE BLEED OFF WAS AGAIN SELECTED. RETURNED AND LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT SENSORS. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN UP. CHECKED DUCT COUPLINGS AND VALVES FOR LEAKS DURING RUNUP. NO LEAK NOTED, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING HIGH POWER RUN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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