Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 20, 2010
Submitted
November 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53253
Aircraft time
61,262 hours, 26,061 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Defective
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 DURING CLIMB TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. POWER WAS REDUCED AND LIGHT WENT OUT BUT WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO ENGINES LIGHT CAME BACK ON. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT OVER TEMP SWITCHES AND SENSORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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