Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 12, 2011
Submitted
April 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53634
Aircraft time
32,353 hours, 15,607 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
Ac Bay
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

MSY - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MSY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND DUCT 1860 LEAKING. PLACARD LEFT PACK AS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED DUCT AT DFW ON 04/14/2011. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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