Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 5, 2011
Submitted
June 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7549A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53031
Aircraft time
59,209 hours, 30,369 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Damaged
Location
Acm
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

DFW - (REPEAT ITEM) CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. QRH PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER TWO MINUTES AND DID NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED GASKET ON LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE PACT TEMP THAT WAS DAMAGED. REPLACED PNEUMATIC CROSS FEED VALVE THAT WAS LEAKING. STSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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