Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 26, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53611
Aircraft time
34,987 hours, 16,266 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
SR093600219
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

DEN - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PNEUMATIC DUCT ON RIGHT SIDE OF TAIL COMPARTMENT CRACKED. REPLACED DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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