Service difficulty report · Boot · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 3, 2010
Submitted
August 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53252
Aircraft time
58,490 hours, 24,563 cycles
Part
Boot
Condition
Leaking
Location
Auxiliary Tank
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

OKC - INFLIGHT DFW-SEA. CREW REPORTED LOUD BANG FROM CABIN THEN LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. NO MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. EMERGENCY DECLARED DIVERTED OKC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LEAK COMING FROM AFT AUXILIARY TANK BOOT. FLIGHT FERRIED TO TUL TO REPLACE AFT AUXILIARY TANK BOOT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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