Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 5, 2010
Submitted
August 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49426
Aircraft time
64,171 hours, 34,395 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED ON CLIMB OUT TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMP SENSOR BAD. REPLACED TEMPERATURE SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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