Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 4, 2002
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49471
Part
Overheat Sensor
Condition
Defective
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 1717 - EN ROUTE MIA-ORD, PASSING THROUGH 23,000 FEET TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE WAS OFF AND TURNED PACKS TO HIGH PRESSURE BLEED OFF. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT OVER HEATS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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