Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 10, 2009
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9681B
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53631
Aircraft time
26,346 hours, 12,763 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
5953625521591024
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right
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

DFW - TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. DUCT LEAK SUSPECTED AT HIGHER POWER SETTINGS. REPLACED RIGHT TURBINE DISCHARGE DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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