Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 6, 2011
Submitted
June 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49564
Aircraft time
67,365 hours, 35,383 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Leaking
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
TO
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

ICT - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED ICT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRING DUCT AIR LEAKS. FOUND BOTH CLAMPS LEAKING AT LEFT CROSSFEED VALVE. REPLACED CROSSFEED VALVE AND BOTH CLAMPS.

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