Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 11, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53156
Part
Duct
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 1058 - EN ROUTE DURING TAKEOFF AT 800 FT MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THROTTLES WERE REDUCED TO LEVEL OFF AT 3,000 FT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE LATER. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND POWER WAS INCREASED TO CLIMB TO 4,000 FT LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED. DURING VECTORS AROUND THE PATTERN TO LAND AT DFW AND AS POWER WAS REDUCED ON GLIDESLOPE THE LIGHT AGAIN EXTINGUISHED. LANDED DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REINSTALLED AND SECURED LEFT PACK COMPRESSOR INLET DUCT. CONTINUE ENGINE RUN WITH NO OTHER LEAKS FOUND IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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