Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 17, 2008
Submitted
March 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9302B
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49528
Aircraft time
61,586 hours
Part
Seal
Part number
303350
Condition
Missing
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUS INFLIGHT EWR TO DFW - AIRFOIL ANTI ICE SWITCH ON AND UCT PRESSURE AT 30 PSI AND PNEUMATIC X FEED OPEN. THE AIR FOIL ICE PROTECTION PRESSURE ABNORMAL LIGHT REMAINED ON. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED. LANDED AUS WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND DUCT CONNECTOR MIGRATED ON LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES INBOARD OF TELESCOPING DUCT. PERI SEAL WAS MISSING. REPLACED SEAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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