Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 6, 2010
Submitted
December 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53612
Aircraft time
33,602 hours, 15,766 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
5953625521
Condition
Blown
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - CREW REPORTED ON CLIMBOUT TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT WENT OUT IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES AFTER RED BOX PROCEDURE. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED PHX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND CONDITIONED AIR DUCT BLOWN ON THE RIGHT PACK, IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT. REPLACED DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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