Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 23, 2002
Submitted
December 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53289
Part
Duct
Condition
Defective
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SAN - FLT 512 - EN ROUTE SAN-ORD, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB-OUT. AFTER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH INCREASE IN POWER. POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE LIGHT STAYED OUT FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. RETURNED SAN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED GASKET ON THERMOSTAT LEFT SIDE IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. REPLACED TUBE ON AIR CONDITIONING DUCT ON RIGHT SIDE IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. REPLACED SEALS ON RIGHT SIDE SLIP JOINT NEAR COOLING TURBINE IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. LEAK CHECKS GOOD. NO TAIL COMPARTMENT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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