Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 19, 2011
Submitted
April 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53632
Aircraft time
33,056 hours, 15,709 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Leaking
Location
Anti-Ice Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

MCI - INFLIGHT ORD-AUS. CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH AND LIGHT WENT OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED MCI LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND GASKET FOR LEFT ANTI-ICE LOW TEMP SWITCH LEAKING. REPLACED LOW TEMP SWITCH AND GASKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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