Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 23, 2002
Submitted
September 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53248
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Tail
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

DFW - FLT 1682 - EN ROUTE DFW-TPA - WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 14,000 FEET TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH ILLUMINATED ON DEPARTURE. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED SHORTLY AFTER THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED, BUT RE-ILLUMINATED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. AN EMERGENCY RETURN TO DFW WAS ACCOMPLISHED. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE SENSORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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